Ban Heavy Bass In Boom Cars Now!

Please  sign the petition to the White House, we need at least 100k signatures by July 4. 
http://wh.gov/lsStE

Are you in Oregon? If so please sign this petition as well to the Oregon Governor and State Legislature.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/981/061/440

This petition is to urge the U.S. Congress to pass tougher laws regarding the sale, distribution, and use of high decibel amplifiers, linears, speakers, et al. The issue of “boomcars” and decibel drag racing should be a growing concern for every community in the United States. The study by the U.S. Department of Justice that helps deal with the problem of noise pollution indicates very clearly with the emphasis upon loud car stereos that "not only do these violators annoy some people, but that they inhibit drivers’ ability to hear emergency signals on the road. In addition, in some jurisdictions drug dealers advertise by cruising neighborhoods with the car stereo turned up loud." The problem of loud car stereos, especially “boomcars” is more wide-spread than a simple tally of complaints would reveal. Perhaps only 5%-10% of people bothered by any type of noise will file an official complaint. Many citizens are not aware of their legal right to quiet. The vibrations can often be felt in addition to being heard. They cause glass and ceramics to rattle, compounding the annoyance. Playing car stereos loudly can be an act of social defiance by some or merely inconsiderate behavior by others. Noise from a variety of sources, including loud car stereos, can cause hearing loss, disturb sleep, increase stress, make people irritable, and make naturally aggressive people more aggressive". Source (U.S. D.O.J. Office Of Community Oriented Policing Services, COPS Problem Oriented Guide For Police Series No.7 Loud Car Stereos. Scott S. Michael) http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/files/RIC/Publications/e07042421.pdf While in some respects there is a level of organization, such as DB drag racing one example would be http://www.floridaspl.com in other situations there are not. The constant “thmmm thmmm thmmm” is no longer something to be tolerated. The expert articles "FEELING THE MUSIC CAN BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH" http://www.omnisonic.com/bbillings.html, and Heavy Bass Victims You Are Not Alone http://www.noiseoff.org/document/bass.victims.not.alone.pdf describe the nature of the problem the dangers and how this so-called social defiance is affecting not only the defiant ones but our society as a whole, this is no longer an issue that can go unnoticed, earthquakes on wheels or ground pounders are not going away and they are intensifying, if they want to continue to defy let them do it somewhere they can not harm man or nature, otherwise they must be regulated plain and simple!

We the people of this country that prides itself on individual rights choose to exercise our right to peace and quiet and not the constant nerve rattling terror that these machines are creating. Therefore we, the undersigned, call upon Congress to pass measures that will ban the sale and distribution of earth rattling decibel audio equipment, including all speakers, amplifiers and linears that are used strictly in defiance of local noise ordinances. The growing epidemic of these “boomcars” is of grave concern to community members and both local and state authorities and should be as well to Federal authorities. The impounding, confiscation and mandatory stiff fines, as well as arrest in some jurisdictions is sending a strong message to these audio thugs. However, this issue must be dealt with two-fold; (1) manufacturing and distribution, despite the genie being out of the bottle already and (2) a Federal Mandate for all states to pass legislation, making such equipment illegal to distribute or own and stiff penalties for violators found in possession of such equipment. It can be compared to a drug. see this article for substantiation http://omnisonic.com/bbillings.html They, the bass thugs, are addicted to this loud obnoxious “thmmmping”, which can hardly be termed music. They feed on the constant fix and will do anything to get that fix. Once they are exposed to it they don’t stop and they will defy any laws to continue this habit. This is not only affecting the user, who is becoming deaf more and more after each fix, but our society at large, which is the same problem with drugs in our country. This is just another type of drug (call it the acoustic crack of the 21st century and the users are "Bass Heads") and therefore requires the same kind of scrutiny. Anyone who has ever been exposed to the decibel level of these monsters can attest to the destructive force they possess. Therefore it is absolutely imperative that measures be taken before the problem grows more out of control. Measure including the prohibited sale of digitally enhanced CDs whose only purpose is to enhance the frequency of already illegal bass systems and allow the sub woofers to operate below 20hz which is no longer audible, see http://www.lowertheboom.org/trice/infrasound.htm to understand better. More info http://loud.vze.com
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