337.32 USE OF TRUCK OR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENGINE BRAKING SYSTEM.
   (a)    No person shall use an engine braking system, or engine retarding system, on a truck or large commercial vehicle operating on streets or highways within the City, that results in excessive or unusually loud noise.
   (b)    Such operation shall include racing the engine of a truck or commercial vehicle, or emission of loud, cracking, chattering or popping noises unusual to its normal operation.
   (c)    Engine braking systems shall be defined to include, but not be limited to, systems commonly known as “C Brakes, PackBrakes, TekBrakes, Jake Brakes,” and any other type of engine retarder commonly utilized in the trucking industry.
   (d)    This section (337.32) does not apply to Public Safety Vehicles.
   (e)    Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2006-20. Passed 2-1-06.)