Feedback Received from Residents on Loud Noise from Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

Debated in Parliament on 3 Jul 2023.

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Residents have submitted between 85 and 190 feedback cases annually over the past three years regarding loud noise from vehicles and motorcycles, with enforcement actions taken against dozens of vehicles each year for failing noise standards and against over a thousand cases of illegal exhaust modifications annually.
New vehicles must comply with noise emission standards upon registration, and existing vehicles must meet in-use standards to ensure proper maintenance and minimize excessive noise.
To further reduce vehicle noise, tightened noise standards for new motorcycles, passenger cars, and aftermarket exhaust systems took effect on 1 April 2023, with similar standards for new commercial vehicles to be implemented on 1 April 2024.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in the past three years, how many cases of feedback have been received from residents about loud noise generated by motor vehicles and motorcycles respectively; (b) how many of such motor vehicles and motorcycles have been caught for illegal modification of vehicle exhaust systems or failure to comply with the noise emission standards; and (c) whether further measures can be implemented by the Ministry to address excessive noise generated by these vehicles.

Grace Fu Hai Yien

Excessive vehicle noise is caused by a variety of factors, including vehicle design, illegal modifications, poor maintenance and inconsiderate driver behaviour. The National Environment Agency (NEA) received 190 cases of feedback on noisy vehicles in 2020, 175 cases in 2021 and 85 cases in 2022.

New vehicles must adhere to NEA's noise emission standards upon registration. Vehicles on the roads must meet in-use noise emission standards, which ensure that they are well maintained and do not emit excessive noise. Enforcement action was taken against nine vehicles in 2020, 76 in 2021 and 66 in 2022 for failure to comply with the noise emission standards.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) enforces against illegal exhaust modification, including those which may create excessive noise. The LTA enforced against 1,650 cases of illegal exhaust modifications in 2020, 1,781 cases in 2021 and 1,215 cases in 2022.

To further reduce excessive noise from vehicles, noise standards for new motorcycles, passenger cars and aftermarket exhaust systems were tightened on 1 April 2023 and will be tightened for new commercial vehicles on 1 April 2024. LTA is unable to provide a further breakdown of "noise-related modifications" and "non-noise-related modifications" as LTA does not collect such information.

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Residents have submitted between 85 and 190 feedback cases annually over the past three years regarding loud noise from vehicles and motorcycles, with enforcement actions taken against dozens of vehicles each year for failing noise standards and against over a thousand cases of illegal exhaust modifications annually.
New vehicles must comply with noise emission standards upon registration, and existing vehicles must meet in-use standards to ensure proper maintenance and minimize excessive noise.
To further reduce vehicle noise, tightened noise standards for new motorcycles, passenger cars, and aftermarket exhaust systems took effect on 1 April 2023, with similar standards for new commercial vehicles to be implemented on 1 April 2024.

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Feedback Received from Residents on Loud Noise from Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

Debated in Parliament on 3 Jul 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Residents have submitted between 85 and 190 feedback cases annually over the past three years regarding loud noise from vehicles and motorcycles, with enforcement actions taken against dozens of vehicles each year for failing noise standards and against over a thousand cases of illegal exhaust modifications annually.
New vehicles must comply with noise emission standards upon registration, and existing vehicles must meet in-use standards to ensure proper maintenance and minimize excessive noise.
To further reduce vehicle noise, tightened noise standards for new motorcycles, passenger cars, and aftermarket exhaust systems took effect on 1 April 2023, with similar standards for new commercial vehicles to be implemented on 1 April 2024.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Grace Fu Hai Yien

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Residents have submitted between 85 and 190 feedback cases annually over the past three years regarding loud noise from vehicles and motorcycles, with enforcement actions taken against dozens of vehicles each year for failing noise standards and against over a thousand cases of illegal exhaust modifications annually.
New vehicles must comply with noise emission standards upon registration, and existing vehicles must meet in-use standards to ensure proper maintenance and minimize excessive noise.
To further reduce vehicle noise, tightened noise standards for new motorcycles, passenger cars, and aftermarket exhaust systems took effect on 1 April 2023, with similar standards for new commercial vehicles to be implemented on 1 April 2024.

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Feedback Received from Residents on Loud Noise from Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

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