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Wow, always putting earplugs in when you drive. Don't get me wrong, it is smart, just I lack the discipline to do it every time.
by nodesocket 7y ago
Wow, always putting earplugs in when you drive. Don't get me wrong, it is smart, just I lack the discipline to do it every time.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoWell, it mostly involves leaving work with them in and leaving them in till I get where I'm going. Plus, I've never been one to have ear infections, so I end up with used ones in all my pockets so they're pretty much always on me. As another comment mentioned, there are flat frequency response ear plugs, Etymotic ETY ER20 are pretty cheap, reusable and cleanable. Not as much dB reduction, but that's better for some scenarios.
- AstralStorm 7y agoYou would have a helmet on top if you're driving a motorcycle or bicycle, extra 20 dB is easily had with the right design, plus attenuating wind noise. Combine the two and it gets almost safe level of noise. And a car would have pretty decent internal damping. The general traffic is already way too loud. Can reach 80 dBA and even more in tunnels.
- skgoa 7y agoWhen you drive a truly noisy car or motorcycle, you will remember to do it.