Too Loud: The JDM Clean Car Culture

In today's society people would expect to be able to drive nice cars without being pulled over. The idea of being able to turn a stock car into something greater, and be able to show it off is mostly impossible because the car is considered a "race car" and it would get pulled over. Throughout years, modified vehicles have been pulled over for being "too loud" and are constantly being referred as race cars. A culture about modified cars has been in existence for quite some time now, and it has been named the JDM Clean Car Culture though it has had complications it has spread out all around the world. The culture should not be forbidden, and it should not be a topic for police to go after since the culture is a way of life for young and old

The culture consists of modified cars to look and sound better, while others are too modified that they become illegal street cars. The modified vehicles are more likely to get pulled over than the stock cars, as George Khoury said in his article "Car Modifications That Will Get You Pulled Over" Khoury stated that " Engine modifications can be illegal depending on your state." The police sometimes pre-judge cars that are "modified" in different ways, and especially if a car is from the Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Subaru factory, those vehicles are more likely to get pulled over for being "race cars" according to LAPD. Initially, the cars that are more likely to get pulled over are those that sound loud, and have some sort of exterior modification, but some cars are just "stance" cars, which typically means that they are show cars, and have no purpose on being a race car. The word JDM is short for Japanese Domestic Market, and its used as an acronym by car enthusiast. Having a modified engine can get someone pulled

The JDM Clean Car Culture should fall in the freedom of expression category since drivers express themselves throughout building their cars and making them look and sound nice. The drivers of these modified cars should not be falsely accused of being street racers if they have a nice modified car because the car can just be for shows or it is just a way for the driver to clearly express him or herself. Clearly, if one simply can't have the freedom to express themselves by modifying their cars to where the car itself represents who the owner is, then why let people from the LGBT community express who they are? Having the opportunity to be in car culture and to buy car parts is far beyond better than to be wasting money on drugs. The police should understand that not all modified vehicles are going to race but instead those modified vehicles are representing who the driver is and what he or she stands for. Also, the police and society should understand that it is better for young adults to become part of the JDM Clean Car Culture than to hang around negative people who consider having fun is with drugs and alcohol. In addition to that, young adults should consider on buying a