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I live on a little sidestreet next to a highway. The highway is raised (due to being on a steep hill directly behind our place) and has noise barriers installed

I live on a little sidestreet next to a highway. The highway is raised (due to being on a steep hill directly behind our place) and has noise barriers installed. By and large, highway traffic is a low, background static, somewhat like the ebb and flow of a more mechanical wind. But, because our sidestreet skips a single traffic light on a parallel street, mororbikes live roaring through it, easily louder that anything from the literal highway. At this point, I'd support a ban on motorbikes over 80db.

mchusma 5y ago
I was looking to see if 80db made sense or not as a limit. Looking at these sources: https://alexonautos.com/cabin-noise/ https://alexonautos.com/cabin-noise/ https://hearinglosshelp.com/blog/exactly-how-quiet-are-cars-at-different-speeds/ https://hearinglosshelp.com/blog/exactly-how-quiet-are-cars-... It looks as though 80db would be significantly above the max for a stock car. Although I would probably like to see a tax on any cars sold with over 75db of sound as it's a significant burden on society.
- Reason077 5y ago
  European type certification rules set a noise limit of 72 dB(A) for new passenger cars. This will reduce to 68 dB(A) by 2026. [1] It’s also illegal to modify a car exhaust system in such a way that makes it louder than stock, however in practice it seems there is very limited enforcement of this. Motorcycles are allowed to emit far higher noise levels than cars, unfortunately! [1] https://www.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/fuel-consumption-co2/fuel-consumption-guide/cars-and-noise/#topic-title https://www.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/fuel-consump...