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Anti-noise radars will penalize overly loud vehicles starting in the summer of 2025

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The Editor

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Starting from the summer of 2025, the two sound radars installed in Paris since 2022 will be able to penalize drivers whose vehicles exceed 85 decibels. 

Dear drivers, traffic in Paris is about to get trickier for you, starting in spring 2025. As outlined in the 2021-2026 noise reduction plan, the city of Paris aims to reduce noise pollution by two decibels across the capital. To achieve this, in 2022 Paris installed two noise radars on Rue d'Avron (20th) and Rue Cardinet (17th) to measure the noise levels of passing vehicles. Starting in summer 2025, the city will step it up, as these radars will be able to penalize excessively noisy vehicles. So, we recommend you make your arrangements, because the fines could be quite hefty!


Over 100 euros in fines for noisy vehicles

Cars, motorcycles, scooters… No matter what type of vehicle you use every day, these “anti-noise” or “Medusa” radars will be able to identify and penalize excessively noisy machines from over-revving, excessive speed, modifications for increased power, use of non-compliant exhausts, or removing the baffle on motorcycles ,” says Bruitparif, the organization responsible for designing the radars in partnership with the City of Paris. If the noise level exceeds 85 decibels, users can then face penalties. The fine will amount to .135 euros.


A first testing phase conducted in 2022

So, it was in 2022 that these sound radars were installed by Bruitparif, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, for a testing phase. In addition to Paris, six communities— the community of communes in the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse, Rueil-Malmaison, Villeneuve-le-Roi, Nice, Bron, and Toulouse— volunteered for this experiment. Between 10 and 44 vehicles per day had been reported as emitting more than 83 decibels. This second testing phase in 2025 will help establish clear assessments to potentially roll out these sound radars across the entire territory if the results are positive.