Chicago Drivers Fined Minimum of $700 for Playing Loud Car Music
Chicago, IL 60620
United States of America
And the car doesn't have to be parked in the neighborhood. According to Officer Lane, "The driver can be traveling from one destination to the next, and depending on the officer, that driver can be forced to get out of his car and have it towed due to the music volume."
The $700 comes in due to impounding and towing fees.
Is this amount excessive? How many people would actually pay the charge for a paid-off or older vehicle? If the ticket is more than the price of the car, it may seem logical to abandon the car. But that wouldn't work either because there's a holding fee involved each day that the car is not picked up.
But for those who are paying car notes, you're going to want your car back. There's no point in paying a car note for a car you can't drive. And for those who love and need their cars, they're going to pay as soon as possible. But there are those who simply cannot afford their own car note, never mind paying additional fees. So what do they do when they meant no harm and just wanted to enjoy their favorite songs?
Is this fee too steep or is this fair for disturbing the peace?
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2 Comments
Post a CommentAlyce, I agree, but I'm now leaning more towards the fine. I used to think this fine was ridiculous when it was originally written. However, there is a couple who always parks near my building and blasts music so loud that they shouldn't be able to hear for the next week. I think it's incredibly inconsiderate, and I don't want to hear it. Now those two I wouldn't mind being fined. There was a time when people would park in my building parking lot near the door and just blast music. That wouldn't bother me so much, but I live on the first floor so it's like they're blasting it through my window. Again, I wouldn't mind that fine. I was leaning away from it, but it's just courteous to turn music down in quiet neighborhoods. On highways and expressways, crank it up and do the driving dance!
Towing? Yes it seems an excessive penalty for playing music too loud. Yes, I have cranked up the volume on my car radio. I do not know how many feet I am from the street, but when a vehicle on other side of street is playing music so loud my floor actually vibrates, than I agree it is too loud, 75 feet away or not. Not having consideration of others in residental neighborhoods is what causes cities to pass noise ordiance laws. Lower the volume in town, blast it when driving on highway or freeways where it is less apt to disturb others.