A Global Directory of Noise Camera Trials (September 2024)

General Noise compiles every city known to be trialling/lobbying noise cameras - worldwide!

The noise camera category is only just getting started. For comparison, there are over 110,000 speed cameras installed worldwide: noise cameras have dramatic potential for growth.

NORTH AMERICA

USA

• Montgomery Co, Maryland - Proposed Pilot Would Use Noise Cameras to Address Excessive Car Noise - Aug 2024

• Hawaii: State delays rollout of sound detector program aimed at reducing loud noises on the road - July 2024

• Albuquerque city councilor wants to install noise cameras - July 2024

• Knoxville, TN - Noise camera technology for downtown Knoxville - June 2024

• Montgomery County, MD - Noise abatement cameras could come to Montgomery Co - June 2024

• Detroit, Michigan - 'The noise can actually scare you': Metro Detroiters react to bill cracking down on loud cars - June 2024

• Newport - Loud cars be on notice, Newport set to expand noise detection camera presence - June 2024

• Connecticut - Sound cameras to catch loud cars in Connecticut could be the latest tool for police to monitor roads - May 2024

• Providence, RI - Mayor Smiley pushes for noise camera installation in Providence - April 2024

• RI Officials Considering Cameras To Combat Excessive Noise: Reports - March 2024

• Santa Fe, NM: Speed up the noise camera decision - March 2024

• Miami Beach announces enforcement measures ahead of spring break - Feb 2024

• Georgia lawmakers look into quieting loud cars with new bill - Feb 2024

Canada

• Parksville BC - 'Noise cameras' for loud engines suggested by Parksville residents - Sept 2024

• Kelowna BC - Kelowna councillor suggests noise cameras to silence loud vehicles - August 2024

• Calgary - Calgary officials gathering noise data ahead of 2025 enforcement plan July 2024

• Port Moody - Would noise cameras make Port Moody's streets quieter? - June 2024

• Windsor - Councillors look to crack down on unsanctioned car rallies after south Windsor incident - April 2024

• Okotoks, Alberta - When it comes to noisy vehicles in Okotoks, enforcement isn't easy - March 2024

• Saanich, BC - Saanich council temporarily puts ‘noise camera’ pilot program in the backseat - March 2024
  

EUROPE

Paris, France

• "Noise radar" in Paris will catch raucous cars and motorbikes - Feb 2022

Berlin

• Noise detectors on Kurfürstendamm: 1,144 vehicles recorded so far

England

• London - Thousands of noisy cars identified by acoustic cameras in London borough July 2022

• Alderly Edge - Noise camera trial on A34 to be extended - March 2023

• Great Yarmouth - Road minister visits new 'noise camera' on Yarmouth seafront - Dec 2022

Belgium

• Ghent, Brussels - “Noise camera” systems to be introduced in Belgian cities to catch motorists driving cars that are too loud - June 2024

Switzerland

• Swiss government wants to sanction excessive road traffic noise - July 2024

ASIA

UAE

• Abu Dhabi: 628 loud vehicles caught on Sharjah's noise radars in 2023 - March 2024

• Dubai: Dubai Police Catch 2933 Noisy Cars

OCEANIA

• Bayside, NSW, Australia - Noise cameras a step closer for Bayside - March 2024

• Wollongong - Warning issued to Wollongong hoons: you're on camera Feb 2024
  

SOUTH AMERICA

AFRICA