Grande Prairie Enforcement Services is continuing its focus on reducing complaints about noisy vehicles in the community. Throughout the month of June, five traffic operations were completed with a focus on vehicle noise violations and other vehicle equipment-related infractions.
During those education and enforcement checks, 100 tickets for various violations were written and two vehicles were towed. In June, 44 noise-related tickets were issued, including 27 during traffic operations.
These initiatives stemmed from complaints about vehicle noise in the City of Grande Prairie this spring and followed training for Peace Officers specific to modified exhausts and motor vehicle noise-related issues.
“We will continue to target noisy vehicles through static enforcement operations throughout the summer,” says Peace Officer Sergeant Ryan Hoffman. “Loud and excessive noise from vehicles, including vehicles without mufflers or with illegal vehicle modifications, are being addressed as the community is concerned about the excessive noise that these vehicles produce.”
Drivers with questions about noise from their vehicles, after-market vehicle modifications, and Alberta’s Vehicle Equipment Regulation are invited to visit the Enforcement Services office at 12102 100 Street in Grande Prairie between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on July 20, 2024. This is an amnesty event, during which no violation tickets will be issued.
“The amnesty event is geared towards educating drivers on what is and what is not illegal on their motor vehicle,” adds Sergeant Hoffman. “Also, we want to reduce unnecessary traffic related noise within the City of Grande Prairie. We encourage motorists who are curious about their vehicles to attend. There will be no violation tickets issued during the amnesty event and Peace Officers will be on location in the parking lot to answer questions that individuals will have.”
To make a complaint about a noisy vehicle, contact Enforcement Services at 780-830-5790 or es_contact@cityofgp.com.
