“It is a nuisance! Put a silencer on your bikes’ - Premier Fahie
The Premier made the call during the Fifth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola.
“I love bike riding, but those of you with these loud motorbikes that going into these areas late night and afternoon, it is a nuisance! and I'm asking you to put on the silence on your bike and avoid these areas,” Hon Fahie said.
“We as a government don't want to have to come to put measures in place for this, so I'm asking with a clarion call to all bikers, put on a silencer on your bike and stop this loud noise all around the place where persons are calling us and you're doing it in hours, in places, where there's a lot of seniors... they can't get any rest,” the Premier urged.
Many motor scooter riders are in the habit of tampering with the scooter's exhaust to get a louder sound. This has caused many persons in the community to publicly call on Government to address the noise nuisance issue.
Former Premier, Dr D. Orlando Smith had also warned that the loud noise emitted from the tampered motor scooters could cause permanent hearing loss.
'Wrong cannot be right' - Premier Fahie
Hon Fahie told the HoA that while some persons believe the government is unwilling to address the issue out of fear of losing the youth vote, that is not the case.
“Be considerate… some person told me that I'm not going to touch it because we will lose the young vote. Man look, COVID-19 you don't know who will make it into 2021, 2022. I studying an election in 2023? Be considerate, wrong can’t be right,” he said.
The Premier said when he factors in the hospital bills that come as a result of motorcycle accidents, the government might be forced to implement measures to curtail both the noise and the accidents.
“I'm asking you, I'm pleading with you to put yourself in the position of most of these persons who have worked hard during the week and then come home Sunday afternoon and all the noise you’re going with the bike, put a silencer on the bike!” Premier Fahie urged.
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35 Responses to ““It is a nuisance! Put a silencer on your bikes’ - Premier Fahie ”
I from right here #$%^^le..
We need laws, penalties including crushing bikes , and action by the police.
Now.
It is mimicking the Ghetto mentality in the TV movies about young wannabe gangsters in the inner cities .
Anyone sensible enough could have seen this coming . A few years back ,two officers were convicted, and lost their jobs as a result of enforcing the traffic laws , the department that they were working in at that time . There were all kind of senseless and xenophobic comments made about the officers. A lot of persons refused to stand up for truth and respect . I am not an older person and I totally despise the noise and irresponsible riding that is created and displayed by these bike riders but hey in the BVI you create your monsters and then complain about them later when they start terrifying you and others , all in the name of favoritism.
A good teacher once said if you don’t discipline your child in time they turn out to be a @#$%& to you in the end .
Put legislation in place wherein police officers can ticket you for being over a certain decibel limit at any point in time.
$200 per infraction.
See how fast they change their tune when they have no gas money.