Draft chapter 48: Noise Pollution
§ 48.07 Prohibiting The Use Of Motor Vehicle Engine Brake
The 2026 draft's § 48.07 beside the current code's § 48.09: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.
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Renumbered or moved largely rewritten (38% same words)
Notable changes
- Text removed: …a motor vehicle except in an emergency situation.
‘Engine Brake’ means the use or operation of any mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking, decompression or deceleration of any motor vehicle which results in the unreasonably loud, raucous, unusual or explosive noise from such vehicle. ‘Emergency Situation’ means 1 in which there is imminent danger to property, persons and/or animals.…
What changed
Word-level comparison of the current text with the draft's; spacing and paragraph breaks come from the documents' text. Footnotes are left out.
Current code
§ 48.09 Prohibiting The Use Of A Motor Vehicle Engine Brake
No person shall use an engine brake while operating a motor vehicle except in an emergency situation. ‘Engine Brake’ means the use or operation of any mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking, decompression or deceleration of any motor vehicle which results in the unreasonably loud, raucous, unusual or explosive noise from such vehicle. ‘Emergency Situation’ means one in which there is imminent danger to property, persons and/or animals.
2026 draft
§ 48.07 Prohibiting The Use Of Motor Vehicle Engine Brake
No person shall use an engine brake while operating a motor vehicle except in an emergency situation.
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