Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed two motions regulating the tour bus industry in the city of Los Angeles.

These motions, introduced in September by Councilman David Ryu, 4th District, after California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 25, introduced by Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, prohibit the use of loudspeakers or public address systems on tour buses that have had their roofs substantially modified or removed, and instruct the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to identify streets that are unsafe for tour buses to travel on.

“Today is a big win for public safety in Los Angeles,” Ryu said in a statement. “This has been a years-long issue in my district, where dozens of tour buses are disturbing neighbors and putting tourists and residents at risk with dangerous maneuvers on narrow streets. At long last, we can secure peace and safety on our hillside roads.”

Both motions were introduced on Sept. 29 of this year. The audio regulation motion instructs the city attorney to create an ordinance that prohibits loud speakers on uncovered tour buses, and instead requires the use of headphones or similar devices. The route restriction motion instructs the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Fire Department, to report back in 60 days with a list of streets that are unsafe for these tour buses to operate on.

“I am so grateful to Assemblymember Nazarian for working with me, and for his leadership on AB 25, and to Governor Brown for signing it into law,” Ryu said.