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I don't think the main reason for banning cars from city centers was to reduce noise and improve air quality, it was to reduce congestion. Noise and air quality
by ams6110 8y ago
I don't think the main reason for banning cars from city centers was to reduce noise and improve air quality, it was to reduce congestion. Noise and air quality improvements were a nice side benefit.
- plopz 8y agoI'm not sure the noise would get any better. Electric cars are forced to have fake noise at low speeds because pedestrians and cyclists have been conditioned to rely on hearing traffic around them, which leads to accidents when that noise isn't present.
- cptskippy 8y agoThus far the fake noise is closer to crickets than an engine. I have no doubt though that we'll see EVs that make noise for the sake of being seen (i.e. Harleys and Trucks)
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Electric cars are forced to have fake noise at low speeds because ...blind people exist.