SGI and Saskatoon Police are teaming up for a new pilot project designed to lower the amount of overly loud vehicles on the road.

The project would enable Saskatoon Police officers to serve a notice to any car that they believe is overly loud.

That vehicle would then need to be taken into a clinic that has been set up to test the car and see if it is too loud.

SGI communications consultant Jennifer Sully says they're setting up the project for specific reasons.

"At the clinics, they will be going based off of SAE (the Society of Automotive Engineering) decibel limits," said Sully, "For light vehicles, which is your usual passenger vehicles, that limit is 96 decibels, and for motorcycles, the decibel limit does fluctuate a bit because of the engine size but it can be between 96 decibels and 100 decibels."

The program will be focused on those two types, with industrial-type vehicles not being targeted.

"One of the reasons for this project is to provide some objective benefits and hard data around adjusting the issue of undue vehicle noise on our roads," said Sully, "Right now there isn't really a decibel limit in the traffic safety act, but this will be able to provide some objective data so that we can address the issue."

"A success for this program would be finding an objective way of testing the noise level of the vehicles. Right now that is suggestive based on the law enforcement officers who are enforcing it, there are of course laws under the traffic and safety so stuff like creating a loud or unnecessary noise or inadequate muffler. This should provide some specific standards that everyone can abide by."

The pilot project started operations on Monday, and the date that cars will begin being sent to the clinics is August 4th.

SGI is looking to see what kind of data they get before deciding on expanding the program.

"it would be determined as to how long it takes them to assess the data on whether the project was a success or not, so there aren't any plans to expand at this time," said Sully.