FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s an unsettling experience when you’re sitting at a sidewalk cafe, enjoying a meal or beverage, and someone in a car drives by, or stops at a nearby traffic light, with music so loud you can’t have a conversation.
That’s part of the reason Florida passed the new loud music law, which goes into effect Friday. The law says law enforcement officers can write a ticket if the music or other sound-making devices can be heard 25 feet from the car. Vehicles used for business or political purposes are an exception.
The new law’s intention is protecting residents and businesses from a public nuisance.
