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When I was in Shanghai most recently, I found out that they had solved the issue of honking (which used to be even worse than anything we have in the US) by hav
by chillacy 8y ago
When I was in Shanghai most recently, I found out that they had solved the issue of honking (which used to be even worse than anything we have in the US) by having these microphones at intersections triangulate honking, capture a photo, and mail the driver a ticket and link to the video. It's definitely on the scale of big brother, but it also works.
- hfdgiutdryg 8y agoI bet a detailed post about how that system works would do well on HN...
- memset 8y agoI'm certain I have friends in neighboring NYC buildings would be willing to cooperate on such a project.
- Reason077 8y agoWe need a system like this to deal with excessive/extreme motorbike noise. Modified "loud pipe" exhausts are illegal where I live, but it seems like the cops are unable (or unwilling) to take enforcement action.
- o_____________o 8y agoDamn, that's amazing. I would imagine that the city could be convinced by forecasting the money they would bring in on fines. How does that system work for honking between intersections?
- chillacy 8y agoGood question, I wasn't able to find details, just some basics: https://radiichina.com/beijing-installs-car-horn-detectors-to-battle-noise-pollution/ https://radiichina.com/beijing-installs-car-horn-detectors-t... https://www.shine.cn/archive/district/jing-an/Crackdown-on-horn-cacophony/shdaily.shtml https://www.shine.cn/archive/district/jing-an/Crackdown-on-h...