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Commissioners agree to study posting signs to limit unmuffled engine compression brakes on Highway 158
Summary
Following a resident request, Forsyth County commissioners agreed to study placing DOT‑posted signs to discourage unmuffled engine compression brakes on a downhill section of Highway 158; the county attorney said the county would need a local ordinance and would be responsible for sign costs and enforcement.
Commissioners discussed a resident request at the Dec. 1 briefing to ask the North Carolina Department of Transportation to post signs discouraging unmuffled engine compression brakes (commonly called "Jake brakes") on a downhill segment of Highway 158 near Walkertown.
The chair introduced a DOT handout and noted state law requires vehicles to have proper mufflers. The county attorney explained DOT’s guidance: the state will place signs…
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