You can be charged if your car doesn’t have this feature. Here’s how to avoid the $1,000 fine

Have you ever opened your window on a warm spring day to let the fresh air in, only for your eardrums to be pierced by a hacking, roaring sound? You peek out and notice it’s yet another car that is not equipped with a muffler, racing through the street. 

This is the reality many Colorado residents are facing–consistent complaints about noisy streets have lawmakers proposing a new bill, The U.S. Sun states. This new law, if passed, would make it illegal for drivers to drive a car that doesn’t possess a muffler.