Massachusetts: Supporting Aftermarket Exhausts; Opposing Front Plates

Yes!

The law should definitely be passed, an aftermarket exhaust is actually better then the original ones, better mpg, and better quality. I don't even have mounting holes for the front plate, I never use the front as it is now. Don't see a point to have the front plate

I think these shouldn't be laws.. I feel like cops shouldn't be pulling over people with aftermarket exhust. My reason behind it is that we are really not doing anything wrong. Cars been around for ages! My great grandparents were into cars my whole family is into cars. And to get pulled over for a exhaust while doing 55 on the high way... For what? Because of a exhuast? How about if there was a person passing by in a car, with drugs... But the cop could of got him instead of the guy with the exhaust? If the cop wouldn't of pulled the person with the exhust over, who knows if the guys with drugs wouldn't of flew by him at 80, cop pulls him over and he got real crime off the street?! Instead worrying about a simple add on to a car.. It's really not hurting anyone.. I am for it being banned. I think these two laws should be banned. Florida doesn't have front plates. There fine... There's street bikes with open exhuast and no one pulls them over! Thanks

Many cars out there don't have a place for a front plate and I'm not about to put holes in my front bumper. Aftermarket exhausts aren't an issue. Let them use them if they want. If you think their exhaust is loud imagine how loud it is for them inside the car.

Aftermarket exhaust almost always make the car more efficient. I don't see why a state like massachusettes would want to hurt people with a law like that

people should have the right to put different exhausts on their car, they will still be more quit than Harleys by a long shot. Mass has a huge car culture aswell it would be great to be able to customize our cars, with out being punished for it.

I received a ticket for my altered exhaust system on my car a year ago. I was traveling north bound on I-91in Hatfield Massachusetts to bring my girlfriend to her job. I was harassed by State Police officer Vasquez who had been training 5 other cadets. Officer Vasquez walked in front of me in the right lane which I was traveling in to the dotted center line. I moved over to avoid him and was pulled over by his hand gesture. He stated my exhaust was louder than the factory exhaust but did not have a decibel meter or a reference for the proper level of the original exhaust and wrote me a ticket for traveling in the wrong lane on an uphill slope (the road was flat) and for having an altered exhaust. The ticket was thrown out of court but I had to take time off from work and pay a $25 court fee regardless. This is a perfect display of fraud waste and abuse.

I absolutely agree with both bills, but mainly with B.H.3149. I have gone through 3 different exhaust systems (all OEM) for my vehicle. Every season it rots away and I have to junk it to get another. If I were able to get a stainless or even titanium exhaust system, the need for replacements would be gone, therefore the metal can be used more efficiently.

aftermarket exhausts/opposition of front plates

Support S.B. 1637 Oppose H.B. 3149

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As an avid car collector and professional stunt driver in the film industry, cars play a large part of my daily life. Not all exhausts are louder or increase harmful emissions. Almost every aftermarket exhaust system is designed to increase engine efficiency and reduce backpressure. A few of my antique cars are unable to mount a front license plate due to the design. Please support these bills!

As much as I shoukd.apposite this, due to being a mechanic, I believe exhausts should be able to be however the owner wants. You spend upward or $20k on a vehicle now and believe its yours to do as you want to but the laws say no. I believe at that price, unless the laws help pay the car bill, you should be able to do what you want to it as long as its safe.

As a motoring enthusiast, I feel that the rule barring aftermarket exhausts is unfair to anyone who wishes to maintain their vehicle in the harsh New England weather. Owning a stainless steel exhaust myself, I feel as though I would have had to replace the stock one multiple times before the replacement of mine. This, in turn, saves me money and also improves the efficiency of my vehicle. As for the volume of exhausts on motorcycles and small vehicles, this is not a "Not In My Back Yard" issue. This is a safety issue. Many times have I witnessed motorcycles and small vehicles that did NOT have louder exhausts be ignored on the highway, being merged into and cut off due to the other driver not seeing them. This causes a dangerous situation, one that can be remedied by being able to hear a motorcycle. Volume increases visibility. I will leave you all with a saying from the beginning of the discussion of louder exhausts on motorcycles: "Loud Pipes Save Lives." It is no less pertinent today than it was 20 or 30 years ago, especially in the age of distracted driving and 'luxurious' quiet cabins.

I have a magna flow and custom headers on my truck and they are more efficient than the factory one, plus they do not rust out and make me have to spend money on replacing, and the front license plate is there just because cops are lazy and cried about it.