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Karlsruhe (dpa / lsw) - From the point of view of the noise protection officer of the state government, Thomas Marwein, motorcycle noise at the weekend has reached an extent that is no longer acceptable.
"It doesn't go on like this," he told the dpa news agency.
Whether in the Black Forest, on the Swabian Alb or in the Odenwald: "As soon as the weather is nice, popular bike routes are full and the residents no longer have peace."
Those who live directly on the street often suffer from noise of up to 100 decibels.
“That's the equivalent of a jackhammer.
You can no longer sit on the terrace.
It is really bad how the people in the villages suffer from it. "
Marwein attributes the drastic worsening of the situation on the one hand to the significantly increased number of motorcycles registered in recent years, and on the other to increasingly louder machines. The problem is exacerbated by the driving style of individuals and by the fact that many are out and about in groups where others want to rest. «You can hear that for miles. Whether residents or hikers - that sucks. Then the rest is over. "
The noise protection officer asked the manufacturers to build quieter machines.
He can also imagine premiums for e-motorcycles.
"It needs changes to the vehicle and the driving style," he emphasized.
Unreasonable bikers would have to be brought to their senses through more controls and high fines.
Driving bans based on the “Tyrolean model”, where loud machines are no longer allowed to drive on some popular mountain roads from June to October, would only be the last resort for Marwein.
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How many people suffer from motorcycle noise is shown by the influx of the “Motorcycle Noise Initiative”, founded two years ago at the initiative of the state: What began with a good two dozen towns is now an amalgamation of around 160 towns, villages and districts.
"They represent between 3.5 to 4 million citizens," says Marwein.
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