by francis | Dec 22, 2017 | NFA in the News
by Lon Ponschock Postcrescent.com October 3, 2013 Over the last few months, I’ve learned a few things. “Boom car” is the street name given to cars with excessive and belligerent speaker installations that broadcast noise from the rear of the vehicle....
by francis | Dec 22, 2017 | NFA in the News
by Lon Ponschock Postcrescent.com November 7, 2013 The Center For Problem Oriented Policing knows about boom cars. It has a public access site in which many policing problems are discussed. I sought this out because the boom car issue isn’t receiving the...
by francis | Dec 22, 2017 | NFA in the News
by Jim Motavalli Mother Nature Network January 6, 2014 Automakers use the beeps to confirm the alarm, to back up, to alert the driver to this or that. It’s gotten totally out of hand, say a group of determined activists. I recently noticed that today’s cars sure...
by francis | Dec 22, 2017 | NFA in the News
by News Wire THE GATE Newspaper February 17, 2014 Chicago Helicopter Express has won this month’s Noisy Dozen award from Noise Free America for proposing a $12.5 million helipad, to be located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago’s Near South Side. The facility would...
by francis | Dec 22, 2017 | NFA in the News
by Casey Cora DNAinfo Chicago February 20, 2014 CITY HALL — A helicopter tour company’s bid to open a launch pad facility on the South Side is grounded for now. The city’s Plan Commission deferred a proposed zoning change Thursday that would have paved the...