From their Steel Pro Series catalog, "Third party testing showed that our Pro Series only gave off a few decibels more than other building options and that with whatever ramp option you choose, ramp sound will blend in with the background noise within ≈100'. If ever in the future you wish to quiet the ramps down even further, ARC or the customer can install sound dampening to the underside of the equipment very easily, but for most customers it is not even an issue."
We've seen so many skaters put effort into a skatepark project and then wind up with an American Ramp Company skatepark that is so noisy that has to be shut down. Not only is this terrible for the skaters who are now left without a park, it also makes community members and non-skaters believe that all skateparks are noisy disturbances that should be moved as far away as possible.
Did this "third party testing" actually visit any American Ramp Company skateparks? Watch this video to see get an understanding of noise levels in American Ramp Company skateparks.
I agree. This is the kind of park that ARC calls "pro series" I've skated several of them and they are very loud and the transitions are rough and not "seamless" as they say. At the ARC park in Pennsauken Nj which has only been open since Sept 2010, there is some rust appearing already in spots. And at Hazlet NJ's ARC park, the ramp layout is very poor, with certain sections having cross-traffic patterns resulting in collisions, yet ARC is suppose to be run by skaters.
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