Police Are Cracking Down on Noisy Exhausts and Mods Again — Will It Stick This Time?

Police announced this week (nationwide, not just for one festival) that they're going after vehicles with illegal modifications and loud exhausts — altered silencers, body changes, unauthorized stickers, anything that strays from the factory spec. We've seen this announcement before, usually timed around Poson or Avurudu, and it tends to fade within a month. One side says this is overdue: a modified exhaust at 2am outside your window isn't "style," it's a nuisance, and some structural mods genuinely compromise safety. The other side says enforcement is vague and selective — there's no decibel meter at the checkpoint, so it comes down to an officer's mood, and plenty of legally modified bikes and cars get hassled while actual unroadworthy vehicles pass through unnoticed. Has anyone actually been stopped and fined for this recently, or is it still just talk? And where's the line between a reasonable mod and something that should get you pulled over? කට්ටෙන් එක්සෝස්ට් දාගෙන ගියාම පොලීසිය අල්ලනවාද, නැත්නම් මෙයත් කතාවක් විතරද?