any change is an unauthorized fitting they are also punished for causing a public nuisance the noise is unbearable and is disturbing for my parents too police must crack down against the bike owners he added in fact it can be heard even when it has reached the main road it is up to the traffic police to enforce the rule impound the vehicle if need be just like they would act for any other safety violation of the motor vehicles act i once approached a dealer of one such premium bike company near my house who admitted that they get a lot of requests for modifying silencers they must certainly desist from disturbing citizens in residential areas and around hospitals besides their overwhelming looks and superior performance many are notorious for the amount of sound they generate when in motion my daughter wakes up howling whenever a superbike passes on the road it is critical that the silencer fitted by the manufacturer is not tampered with the traffic police should act against them he said we take action against all such bike owners who intentionally modify their silencers the deafening noise they generate also drowns the sound of the television ranade said the traffic police have taken action against 234 such offenders in 2015 their records reveal bad for the bike altering the silencer also affects the performance of the bike said rashmi urdhwareshe director of the citybased automotive research association of india most bike owners are young boys who give two hoots about the law and use their vehicles to lord it over the road authorities should keep a close watch on noisy vehicles besides conducting awareness among youths she said the bikers are charged under section 190 2 of the motor vehicle act which pertains to improper modifications to vehicles the fine for modifications in this case changes made to the silencer could be up to rs 1000 i wonder how the owner tolerates all that noise which is irritating and disorienting she added he told me about fittings like an indori phataka to the silencer for rs 2500 to rs 4000 the number of superbikes or those priced upwards of rs 5 lakh have steadily increased in the city in the last three years enforcement is key sumaira abdulali founder of awaaz foundation that works against noise pollution said the maximum sound permitted for all types of vehicles is 85 db the noise levels of the modified silencers are more than that so they are clearly illegal admitting that noisy bikes are a nuisance deputy commissioner of police traffic sarang awad said the noise levels are definitely high and can be very disturbing especially at night early mornings and on weekends the thundering of superbikes passing by ranades roadside home in mayur colony in kothrud is the cause of her discomfort deeksha bannerjee of sus road said the superbike in her residential compound made such a noise that they are forced to shut their ears when