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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here in the Netherlands we already have such law. I can't imagine how bad commercials can be with it. There is no reason except creating shock of confusion for such sound in a commercial and those things are not something you want in a car.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In America it’s more likely that we ban the use of radios in cars

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, they'll make you pay a subscription for it.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

😂A scant $8.99/month for siren free radio 😆

That is, for about 2 years until they add the sirens back in and offer a $21.99/month ultra premium service with no siren sounds.

Free radio is now nothing but sirens and commercials 24/7

[–] sbv 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's called SiriusXM and I hate it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got SiriusXM for Opie and Anthony, then Ant was fired like 8 months later. I kept the subscription for another year or so. Now I just have a USB stick with all my music on it, but much to my wife's displeasure i only listen to one band.

[–] sbv 1 points 1 year ago

On the handful of stations my wife listens to, they play the same handful of songs over and over again. It wouldn't take a large USB stick to get better content.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's already illegal in the US.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where? It still happens where I live in southern Ohio.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/325

There's also this:

https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-2123A1.pdf

This is not exactly about imitating police sirens, but the emergency alert system.

I can't speak to how well enforced this is.

[–] can 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Can't speak to that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/325

There's also this:

https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-13-2123A1.pdf

This is not exactly about imitating police sirens, but the emergency alert system.

I can't speak to how well enforced this is.