Cycles' roar is No. 1
NH noise complaint
By MARK HAYWARD
Union Leader Staff



Last summer, police in Seacoast towns decided to clamp down on noise from
motorcycles and car stereos.

State and local police manned road blocks and initially distributed
literature and warnings. Since then, they have been issuing tickets to
noisy motorcyclists and for loud car stereos.

It is not easy; Hampton must hire special details, often at overtime
rates, to enforce the noise ordinance, said Police Chief William Wrenn.
But noise had become the number-one complaint in the region during summer
months

“I believe it’s had an impact,” Wrenn said about his efforts. “It’s a
tremendous problem today, especially with motorcycles. They have a
tendency to want to be loud.”