😣 New Jersey moves to ban ‘boom cars’

😡 Boom car parties can literally shake the ground and rattle windows

🚨 Police could impound these vehicles, and destroy them

With music so loud it literally shakes the ground and rattles windows, the ‘boom car’ is being targeted by state lawmakers in New Jersey.

Residents along the Delaware River are all too familiar, often calling police to complain about late night music so loud it shakes them awake and makes their house shudder.

Assemblyman William Spearman (D-Camden) says it’s a bigger problem and one that is making noise all over New Jersey. Spearman is sponsoring bill that would allow police to confiscate, and even destroy, these giant boom boxes on wheels.

Currently, all police can do is write a ticket for a noise violation, but Spearman’s bill (A4686) would classify boom cars as a ‘nuisance vehicle.’ That would give police the right to impound the vehicle.

The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously on Monday to advance the bill for a full vote. The Senate has an identical bill (S3131.)

Penalties are also increased to include stiffer fines and motor vehicle points for repeat offenders.

A ‘boom car’ would be defined as any vehicle in which sound is plainly audible at a distance of 50 feet or more.

While the legislation, if signed into law, would give New Jersey police greater power to stop the…