§ 46-28. Noise from vehicles.  


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  • (a)

    Horn as warning. It shall be unlawful for the driver or operator of any vehicle to sound the horn or other devices for giving warning in a loud, unusual or unnecessary manner, or to use same at any time or place except as a warning of danger.

    (b)

    Backfiring, etc. Unnecessary and noisy racing of the motor, backfiring, loud shifting of gears, loud radios on vehicles, and the dragging of cans, boxes, wire and other things to produce unnecessary noise and disturbance with vehicles upon any public street is unlawful.

(Code 1994, § 10.140; Ord. No. 20, § 32, 12-4-1962)

State law reference

Mufflers, prevention of noise, Vernon's Ann. Civ. St., art. 6701d, § 38 et seq.