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Police officers trained on motorcycle noise enforcement were too busy dealing with fatal and serious injury collisions to crack down on loud pipes in 2015.

But they plan to come on strong with enforcement with no amnesty period when the rubber hits the road in 2016.

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Insp. Dennis Storey said after five years of the bylaw, bikers should know better.

“If you put modified pipes on your motorbike, the likelihood is you’re going to exceed the noise,” Storey told the Edmonton Police Commission on Thursday.

From 2010-14, noise violations, including motorcycle noise violations, were up.

When commissioner Laurie Hawn asked if the drop in 2015 was due to less enforcement or people getting the message, Storey said without demerits, people treat the fines as a “fun tax.”

The fine for the first offence is $250, for the second $500 and for the third, a compulsory court appearance.

“People need to be held accountable,” Storey said.