![]() ![]() “The whole point we’re trying to make is police are going to be adding to the noise,” Czalpala says. Noise Free America has been working with police in several states to enforce noise ordinances, especially against so-called “boom cars” that have loud stereos and powerful sub-woofer speakers that amplify low-frequency base sounds, says Ron Czalpala, the group’s Kentucky representative. This month, the advocacy group Noise Free America awarded Federal Signal a “Noisy Dozen award” for creating “the greatest threat to peace and quiet since the invention of the boom car itself.” This helps shake that distraction,” she says. “In the age of technology there’s always something that distracts folks. She says the device creates “a vibrating sound wave” that rattles the rearview mirror of cars nearby. Police Chief Cathy Lanier says the Rumbler is necessary in an age where people are tuning out the world with cellphones and iPods. ![]() The largest agency to adopt them is the Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Police Department, which has installed Rumblers in about five dozen vehicles and intends to install more as it replaces its 1,600-car fleet.ĭ.C. “It’s all a question of people being able to go about their lives and not be harassed.”Īt least 60 police departments have purchased the $350 device, according to Rumbler manufacturer Federal Signal. “If they want to get people’s attention, there are a lot of ways to do that rather than creating a lot of obnoxious noises,” says Aaron Friedman, founder of the Silent Majority, an anti-car alarm group in New York City. Jim Wells of the Florida Highway Patrol, who helped develop the Rumbler.īut detractors say the Rumbler is far too jarring and annoys more than motorists impeding a cruiser. “It has the potential to save lives,” says Capt. Police departments say the Rumbler is a great warning signal that gets the attention of drivers whose hearing can be impaired by blasting car stereos, cellphone gabbing and personal music players. A new police siren that can be felt as well as heard - through closed windows and inside homes and office buildings - is rattling some people who say cops should quit the technology borrowed from souped-up car stereos.Ĭalled the Rumbler, the speaker system emits a low, stomach-thumping moan that makes it more noticeable than the high-pitched wail of the traditional siren. ![]()
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