WHEREAS the City of Kamloops receives numerous complaints from its residents, who live adjacent to provincially designated highways and municipally designated truck routes, regarding noise emitted from truck engine retarders A review of those concerns with representatives of trucking organizations and other interest groups concluded that improperly maintained andor modified exhaust systems are a likely cause of those noise problems.; AND WHEREAS the measures available to the City in dealing with this issue, such as erecting advisory signs, working with the RCMP and increasing awareness within the trucking industry on the proper use of engine retarders have met with limited success: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of British Columbia Municipalities lobby for a province-wide ban on modifications to transport truck exhaust systems.
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION The Motor Vehicle Act Regulations currently prohibit the removal of baffles, widening or narrowing to the exhaust outlet, and any modifications which will result in increased noise on any vehicle. The exhaust system components are checked during the required bi-annual inspections at Designated Inspection Facilities of commercial trucks. Exhaust systems are also subject to inspection at roadside safety checks.