Regulate and ban excessively loud cars and motorbikes to protect public health.

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Background

Regulate and ban excessively loud cars and bikes. Enforce strict decibel limits, ban illegal exhaust mods, and protect public health from noise pollution disturbing babies, children and older people.

Additional details

Noise pollution is the second biggest environmental cause of health problems in Western Europe, after air pollution.Chronic night-time noise is linked to: hypertension, heart disease, stress, anxiety, and developmental effects in children.Constant loud noise from vehicles disturbs sleep, affecting mental and health, especially for vulnerable like babies, children and elderly. We urge Parliament to debate stricter decibel limits, penalties and enforcement. Treat noise as carbon emmision.

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 734770.