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Vermont witness urges enforceable vehicle-noise limits and a motorcycle "EPA" stamp to aid enforcement
Summary
Laura Eubanks told the House Transportation Committee that persistent motor-vehicle noise harms health and property and urged lawmakers to adopt clear, enforceable sound limits, including a proposed motorcycle "stamp" attesting to compliance with an ~80 dB federal standard to simplify enforcement.
Laura Eubanks, a Vermont attorney from Northfield, told the House Transportation Committee on May 5, 2026, that persistent motor-vehicle noise causes health problems and economic harm and urged clear, enforceable standards for noise from motorcycles, cars and trucks.
Eubanks summarized research from the Federal Highway Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization linking traffic noise to conditions including high blood pressure, sleep disturbance and reduced productivity. "We really could use some new law," she said, arguing that Vermont lacks a single, readily measurable statewide sound limit and that enforcement now relies on uneven…
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