Recently-appointed Senator Win Gatchalian has filed in Senate the Muffler Act of 2016 which prohibits the use of modified mufflers to enhance the sound output of vehicles.
The bill seeks to ban motor vehicles, motorcycles, motorbikes, scooters, and tricycles (public or private) to use any form of modified mufflers, sound boosters, or any device which will increase the sound output higher than seventy decibels. The only exception to this bill are vehicles for motor shows or professional racing.
When applied as a law, vehicles would need to be tested by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) during their annual registration to make sure that mufflers would not go beyond the seventy-decibel threshold.
Those caught in the streets with mufflers emitting sound above 70dB will have the following fines:
With this bill, we may finally see (or hear?) the end of unnecessarily loud mufflers on vehicles.
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Rojanie Arienza says:
Tama yan, kasi dumarami na rin yung mga pumapasok na delivery motors sa residentials kagaya sa experience ko paiba iba napasok tapos max 5 seconds dadaan sa harapan ng bahay mo at pabalik. Nadami na rin ang nagkaka motor lahat sila nabibingi na kaya sigawan na kasi nga basag na eardrum kaya tama yan 70db lang as normal
chen says:
This was last 2016 and i mighta not much well learned regarding the updates of this law. Just want to know, is this in effect yet?
akoHUDOR says:
from what distance do they measure the decibel of mufflers?
Boyet says:
Ayos yan kaso sa LTO lang? E paano kung pagkatapos i rehistro e ibalik na yun maingay na tambutso e di wala din dapat may manghuhuli sa daan lalo na sa gabi
JOHN WESLEY says:
Stupid yung 70 db kasi it’s way too low.
California allows up to 95 db and it’s measured from 3,500 RPM up to 5,000 RPM.
Also, how exactly are they going to measure this? What RPM and what environment?
Halatang hindi nag-research itong senador na ito.
I hope this bill gets shot down kasi kabobohan lang ito
LoudMotorcyclesSuck says:
Yehey!
Sa totoo lang says:
Bihira lang nanghuhuli lalo sa province…isama mo na sa batas mo yung naglalakad ng rehistro pasibak mo na din, pag napalakad ka no need appearance sa LTO so walang checkup lusot parin sila…
sailalimngtulay says:
ang dami palang bingi dito. mababa na pala para sa kanila ang 70dB? KALOKA! kung itataas nila yan to 75dB, that’s basically a vacuum cleaner. hindi ba kayo naiingayan sa vacuum cleaner? nakakabwisit ngang gumamit ng vacuum cleaner dahil sa lebel ng ingay niya
at ang laking utot na palusot ng mga nagcocomment dito na sabihing dapit hindi tahimik ang muffler para mapansin sila sa EDSA. who are you trying to fool. hindi po yan ang purpose ng muffler. kaya nga tinatawag na MUFFLER yan eh haynaker! just follow the road rules and be a defensive driver. if you’re an assh*le on the road because someone else is being an assh*le to you, it just simply makes you both assh*les on the road. hindi nagiging tama ang mali para ikorek ang mali.
nicolo de mesa says:
Pwede naman mag racing muffler sa private tracks or events with permit. In short nilegal lang, wag ka mag karera sa pampublikong daan, di lang ikaw gumagamit ng kalsada!!!
pak says:
kahit pa ilang decibels mga motor nyo basta stock tambotso yan di kayo mahuhuli nyan. ganon lng. mga nag react dito mga guilty nohhhhhhhhhh…amininnnnnnn.
dami kasing gago, porket mahal yung tambotso, mag iingay para ma pansin. kahit 1 2 3am mag papaharorot. madisgrasya sana.
Blue says:
So paano nila i cclassify ang mga sports car eh maiingay ang muffler ng mga un.
dra says:
So we appoint senators now?
ignition says:
ngayon ko lang din nalaman yan. hindi tayo nainform e :-D
ggez says:
“modified mufflers” not “stock”
ross says:
well sang ayon ako dyan sana applies to all yan baka naman mga motorsiklong pang masa lang puntuyahin nila, un kayang racing bike, harley sinisita ba nila at ung mga kotseng maiingay.
JoHunter says:
Hindi alam ng lawmaker kung gaano kalakas ang 70 db ano.
Anyway, kung modified mufflers lang ang covered dito, oks ito. I’ve always thought installing mufflers for faux engine noise is kinda lame. Let the engines themselves do the roaring.
Shaun Roberts says:
Hey Moron!!!
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Mjay says:
Yown, and btw, there is a law set by lto, that the allowable sound by a motorcycle is, 115db.
Jo Anghelo says:
kung singit kayo ng singit sa EDSA, hindi talaga kayo mapupuna kung tahimik ang muffler nyo. maraming motorista ang walang pakundangan kung sumingit at mag counter flow, kaya tama lang iyan. pero 70db is too low.
Jerick Cruz says:
70db?…nyahahaha…:D
Welsh says:
Finally!!!!
Its very disturbing that these people with enchance muffler sounds are passing thru churchs, schools, hospitals and residential areas without thinking that they are disturbing other people that wants to rest, reflect, and concentrate.
I hope this bill will be passed before year end And it will be fully implemented
Db70iscrap says:
http://www.noisehelp.com/noise-level-chart.html
Check this out….if its 70db…your motor vehicle should not run louder than a shower….
Amazing Gatchalian says:
So if you sound like flushing toilet, then you’re fucked. right? This is bullshit. Even small bikes (less than 200cc) with stock exhaust will be louder than 70db.
misteryoso says:
di ako pabor dyan at parati na lang mga motorsiklo ang ang pinagiinteresan nila .. paano kung nasa highway ka like edsa may advantage din ang pagkakaroon ng medyo maingay na mufflers compare sa stock na mufflers in my experience hindi ka ma recognized sa edsa lalo pag maliit ang dala mo anytime pwede kang madisgrasya o sagasaan ng trak kung walang ingay ang tambutso mo!!!!!
Buub says:
Wala sa muffler para iwasan ka ng ibang sasakyan, driving skills yan gumamit ng busina and/or common sense para di madisgrasya…
Michael says:
Ndi nyo binasa? Malinaw na nakalagay “motor vehicles, motorcycles, motorbikes, scooters, and tricycles (public or private)”. meaning lahat ng sasakyan db? feeling nyo kayo lagi pinagiinitan?
Michael says:
Wala ka busina? Muffler tlga ang sa tingin mo makakapagpapansin sayo?
RG guardian says:
nice paps 70db its unfair :( mc rider ako naka muffler mc ko need ko yun kasi lagi ako nadaan sa c5, edsa 70db is very unfair lalo na may mga ibang driver ng 4 wheels na abusado saming mga mc rider pati bakit lagi kaming mga naka motor ang pinag didiskitahan ninyo ha ?
davidson says:
I agree that 70db is not appropriate. But the way you defended your idea is somewhat not ideal. That’s why you have horn right? Just my two cents.
anon4cec says:
70 decibels, lahat ng Jeep / diesel engine cars kikikilan ng LTO lol. Hindi pinag isipan. Yung mga tuwang tuwa mga walang auto / walang pang modify ng auto kaya bitter.
Harley Quinn says:
masyadong mababa ang 70 db paps , even stock lumalagpas ng 70db kung naka set ang side ng mga mio nila
Digest says:
Tama ka sir. Nag aaverage nga na 75db stock ng Click ko eh, lol So lahat pala tayo dito huli. hehehe.
Easy E says:
Audible noise mula sa pangyabang na motor, kotse etc sobrang nakakabanas yan. Maliit na bagay pero magandang idea. Pero ang mura yata ng penalty?