Fight against car posers City of Zug examines use of noise cameras

SP National Councillor Gabriela Suter is calling for the use of noise cameras in the fight against roaring show-off cars. A possible solution for the city of Zug.

The motion by SP National Councillor Gabriela Suter, already signed by 19 fellow councillors, will not exactly increase her popularity with owners of show-off sports cars. The Aargau resident is calling for a legal basis for the use of noise monitors. Microphones measure how loudly an engine roars, and if the limit value is exceeded, the devices take a photo of the license plate.

Suter told "20 Minuten": "Noise posing is a major annoyance for many people and has increased significantly in recent years - especially in cities and on mountain passes."

Many cities are still reluctant to use speed cameras. But the city of Zug could now become a pioneer in the fight against noisy speed cameras. As reported by "zentralplus", the spokesperson for the Zug police, Frank Kleiner, was very open-minded: "We are following the development of so-called noise speed cameras with interest." However, too many questions have not yet been clarified to decide whether to purchase the speed cameras. In the fight against excessive car noise, the Zug police have "increasingly" relied on controls in recent years.

Major problem for Zug

For the city of Zug, however, the problem already seems to be quite big and there are considerations to take measures to limit it. "Given the political will, we can imagine technical facilities that are suitable for consistently preventing or penalizing noise from a poser scene," writes a spokesperson for the city of Zug in response to an inquiry from "zentralplus".

For Gabriela Suter, the use of noise speed cameras in Zug would certainly be a great success, as she has been pushing for the use of speed cameras for years as president of the Swiss Noise League - so far without success.