With too much boom, they’re gone
The city police recently pulled in up to a dozen loudspeakers in one evening in Steinberggasse. However, the situation has eased.
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–Steinberggasse is a hotspot, especially on Friday and Saturday. This is where the city police have pulled in most of the boom boxes so far.
Photo: Madeleine Schoder / Tamedia
Always have your own sound with you at the desired volume: The boom boxes make it possible. The powerful cordless loudspeakers are now available cheaply. They effortlessly create a high level of noise, but sometimes also cause annoyance; including in Steinberggasse, where residents have been complaining for a long time about the excessive stress caused by the party people.
“Some people probably don’t even know that such cordless loudspeakers are not allowed to be operated in public spaces in Winterthur without a permit,” says Michael Wirz, spokesman for the Winterthur city police, when asked. In fact, according to the General Police Ordinance, a permit is required to set up or operate an outdoor loudspeaker system. To spread this information, the city police launched a campaign on social media.
