On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 19:27:08 -0500, Daniel J. Stern > wrote:

>> You'll be happy to know that an Oregon state legislator, Mitch Greenlick
>> (D-Portland) introduced a bill that would make the production of
>> unnecessarily loud noise on a vehicle an offense, punishable by a fine
>> of up to $720. If you're interested, it's House Bill 2822.

>Uh-huh. Except that laws which contain terms like "unnecessarily loud" or
>"unnecessarily bright" or "unnecessarily glaring" are unenforceable,
>'cause there's no objective standard of what constitutes "unnecessary".

bull****.

I bet if I were to fit a firetruck's air horn to my car and pull up to your
driveway and hit it at 6am, you'd have a pretty good idea if it was
"unnecessarily loud."

There a gray area where you can't draw the line, but it's simple to detect when
on the other side of the gray area.