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Can City Hall Keep Jake Brakes from Breaking The Sound Barrier And, for many, an even bigger noise polluter than motorcycles are those deafening “jake brakes” used on 18 wheelers. Now the law makes it plain: "No vehicle shall be used on any public road if it is not equipped with a silencer to reduce the noise from its exhaust, and no tractor truck shall use Jake brakes within any municipal boundary.” Mayor Bernard Wagner governs the largest city in the land - with a vast army of traffic wardens