Well helped by the complaints of many residents, the fight against noise pollution has become one of the priorities of the government and local authorities.Thus, the Chevreuse valley of the west of the Ile de France, well known to the Ile -de -France bikers for its famous "17 turns", was due to the almost continuous passage of bikers in the neighboring villages, one of the engines"Medusa" radars.Noiseparif, organism which measures the ambient noise, had therefore invented a system which allows it to be measured (see study in annex of this article).The continuation was easy to imagine, much more than identifying the causes of excessive noise, the idea of sanctioning very quickly was part of the landscape.However, you should know that apart from this experiment provided for by the LOM (Mobility Orientation Act) of 2019, no official decision has been promulgated concerning the possibility, technical and legal, to verbalize through their intermediary.

Living together is a choice

CampagneFFMC des ’80

However, we must remember some essential concepts in living together.As much as the sound of a motorcycle can be pleasant in the ear of its owner, as much if its sound level is excessive, it is normal that the company wants to stop these nuisances.This phenomenon has become all the more sensitive since the recent period of containment reminded everyone of a life without the omnipresence of traffic noise!For the record, the FFMC defends values of living together when it defends the practice of motorcycle in mutual respect.Which involves making motorcycles in conditions of personal pleasure, and also provided that our freedom to practice does not contradict the freedom of others.This way of seeing is shared by all the actors of the motorcycle world in France: FFM, CSIAM, CNPA, Codever...However, excessive noise produced by trafficked or reserved pots in the circuit is in contradiction with these principles.Let's say it clearly, users who are freed from these rules of living together to scient the branch on which the whole motor community is seated.

Campagne anti-bruit de la FFMC de 2003

Some basic notions

Before going further, let us emphasize that several factors led to this situation beyond the end of the period of sound calm during confinement.The conviction of some that a high sound level would improve their security, however completely false, is well established in the motor community.However, believing yourself better protected by noise often causes behavior on the excessive road, by taking the risk of getting rid of the necessary anticipation.The desire to be "rebellious" can also lead to emitting a noise level higher than the standard.These two phenomena have been widely supported, even fed, by certain specialized equipment manufacturers and traders, too happy to sell an additional accessory to the two above-mentioned categories.Fortunately, mentalities also evolve there among professionals, but evil is done and will be long to correct.Education, and there we are not talking about training in conduct but of civic education, that which leads to adopting and living our values of mutual respect, is insufficient both in the family environment, school and public.Again, mentalities are evolving, with for example the change of road safety slogan, which now promotes "living, together" in place of the previous "all responsible".

Experimentation proper

The FFMC regrets that we put the cart before the oxen, first arguing on a future verbalization before even having the conclusions of the experiment, scheduled for two years!Especially since if the experimental period has no influence on the noisiest users, it will in no way serve the interests of the residents concerned!A control made by humans has a potential educational vocation...

The FFMC regrets that existing means are ignored in favor of the possibility of a sanction.Let us modestly pass on education-training-information, once again forgotten on the altar of repression-health...Indeed, the noise, whether diurnal or nocturnal, is verbalizable without the need for any noise radar.If you are awakened by your neighbor's stereo channel, it will be condemnable without any soundometer being necessary!

The FFMC wonders about the conditions that would allow us to verbalize: what sound limit would constitute the threshold not to be exceeded, so would trigger a verbalization when exceeded?According to their reception (homologation in everyday language), the 2RMs experienced several different legislations on the level of noise required, not only according to their date of receipt, but also according to their category.However, these sound levels are defined in "laboratory" conditions, that is without any ambient noise, and according to extremely precise criteria, almost necessarily different from the conditions of real use!When several vehicles pass at the same time, the sound levels are impossible to isolate, except by the photo verification, whose weaknesses we know with the control-automatized of speed radars, not to mention the possible plane that flys over to you orany other ambient noise...

Of course, the FFMC supports all intelligent measures that will allow as many people as possible to limit nuisances, whatever they are.However, this basic principle cannot justify contradictions such as the glaring difference between the intention of the experimentation of these sound radars and the effect of the announcement of verbalizations, even though said experimentation has not renderedHis verdict.

The FFMC therefore calls on the one hand, the motor community to be ensured to respect the other so that all we can continue to practice in normal conditions.The FFMC calls in parallel the authorities to demonstrate discernment in the application of the texts voted.When the texts voted speak of experimenting before drawing conclusions, it would be normal to wait for the conclusions in question!