The Verkhovna Rada has registered draft law No. 5358, which is intended to limit excessive noise from cars and motorcycles, in particular during night driving in populated areas. This was reported by People’s Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
This primarily concerns drivers of tuned sports cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles that create sharp and loud sounds. The authors of the initiative emphasize that during war, such noise can be perceived as a threat – it is often confused with explosions, drones flying, or other dangerous sounds.
In addition, loud driving can cause panic among civilians, worsen the condition of veterans with PTSD, and distract police and air defense forces through false reports of possible danger.
“I sincerely do not understand how a person had enough sense to buy a car for 100+ thousand dollars, re-equip it, but lacks intelligence to understand: now such a roar is perceived as a threat,” the MP emphasized.
The bill provides for fines for violating noise standards. In peacetime, for the first violation, it is proposed to charge 500 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens – 8,500 hryvnias, for a second violation – 1,000 non-taxable minimum incomes, that is, 17,000 hryvnias.
During martial law, sanctions may be stricter: 17,000 hryvnias for the first violation and 34,000 hryvnias for a second. For a second violation during wartime, mandatory deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle for a period of three to six months is also provided.
The Ministry of Health and relevant ministries should develop clear standards for the permissible noise level, especially at night – from 22:00 to 08:00.
Zheleznyak recalled that attempts to resolve the problem of excessive traffic noise were already made in 2023, but the initiative was not implemented then. According to him, now this issue needs to be returned to and acted as decisively as in the case of the ban on fireworks.
