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[-] Steve@communick.news 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He's not exactly wrong. On the face of it, it is a legal contradiction.

NY says the car is legal to drive anywhere within the state.
Then a local government sets a noise ordnance, making the car essentially illegal to drive in that part of the state.
The conflicting laws need to get sorted out. No different than states not being able to make laws that go against federal law.

If they take the same stance as State vs Federal, then the local ordnance being more restrictive than the states would supersede the state law. At the same time it could become unreasonable for individuals to research all the local ordinances they may encounter in a 20 mile trip.

So yah. It's easy to say "Asshole drives an expensive loud car and complains about the fine."
But there is more nuance and complications here that could go well beyond cars.

[-] Roggebrood@feddit.nl 14 points 2 months ago

You could argue the same about emission zones which are common across Europe (mainly in inner cities). Just because your vehicle is allowed on the road, it doesn't you can drive it anywhere.

[-] Steve@communick.news -4 points 2 months ago

Agreed. But again its a question of scale. Its reasonable for one larger city. But what about 20 small towns?

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