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It’s not a crackdown yet, but city officials set up new vehicle noise monitoring stations around Edmonton Wednesday that could eventually lead to automated ticketing similar to photo radar.

Four stations with cameras triggered by loud noise have already been set up, and motorists will soon see electronic signs telling people with modified mufflers exactly how loud they are.

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Sometimes referred to as photo radar for noise, the equipment takes photos or videos, which city officials hope will eventually be allowed as proof in court. Then people who modify mufflers on motorcycles, cars or trucks can be issued ticket after ticket until they stop, without tying up limited police resources.

“It’s probably one in 5,000 people who are driving these vehicles. But one of them can disrupt the lives of tens of thousands of people,” said Ward 6 Coun. Scott McKeen, who fields complaints from people living downtown and within earshot of noise hot spots such as Groat Road.