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That's funny, I havent heard a car alarm in over a decade - I just assumed that car manufacturers stopped rolling them out after consumers kept going to garages

That's funny, I havent heard a car alarm in over a decade - I just assumed that car manufacturers stopped rolling them out after consumers kept going to garages to dismantle them. I am with you on leafblowers. I've heard they cause less damage to the ground than a rake, but the annoyance factor is high. I'm still waiting for the deliverance of whisper quiet cargo trains, or cargo trains that blast some noise cancelling factor as they pass, or hell, a separate underground line just for cargo.

papito 4y ago
NYC, for example, outlawed car alarms years ago, as it was a complete nuisance. Some are still grandfathered and some are probably illegally installed. I hear them sometimes, but it's pretty rare. When I was younger and lived in Jamaica (Queens), there was this particular TALKING car alarm that was very touchy and drove me up the wall.
- sfuller 4y ago
  "I know you wanna look inside but I suggest you step away from the ride." "Protected by Viper, stand back."
  - papito 4y ago
    Yeah, the Viper one. GOD.
  - leviathant 4y ago
    I have been tampered with! I have been tampered with! It was so bad.
  - spcebar 4y ago
    For the uninducted: https://youtu.be/n2lXuQFNHQ8?t=75 https://youtu.be/n2lXuQFNHQ8?t=75
    - philwelch 4y ago
      Okay, nobody mentioned it was a rapping car alarm. This is hilarious, though I can imagine it getting old pretty fast.
- jbotdev 4y ago
  They may have banned after-market alarms, but factory-installed car alarms are standard on pretty much every new car in the past 10+ years anyway. I still hear those go off on occasion in NYC. I’m actually having trouble finding a source on the exact rules of the ban, but there are old news articles suggesting that after-market alarms with motion activation were the focus: https://www.qgazette.com/articles/car-alarm-sales-banned-by-council-vote-may-be-vetoed-by-mayor/ https://www.qgazette.com/articles/car-alarm-sales-banned-by-...
  - nine_k 4y ago
    There is enough cars from other states in NYC to add the occasional car alarm sound to a street, I suspect.
    - jbotdev 4y ago
      My point is there seems to be no ban on factory-installed alarms (source: I have purchased new cars in NYC in the past decade with working alarms).
InCityDreams 4y ago
>or cargo trains that blast some noise cancelling factor as they pass I do agree with the op's list, but i do find cargo trains particularly rhythmic, and very soothing. When out cycling and a railway barrier drops, everyone gets delayed. I forget I'm cycling. The longer the train, the better.
- bombcar 4y ago
  When the crossings are turned to hornless it’s actually kind of nice to have them slip by - you can feel more than hear it.
zach_garwood 4y ago
There's a guy with a 20-year-old Mitsubishi Galant with a car alarm that goes off constantly on my block. I've never worked up the courage to ask who he thinks would actually steal his POS.

papito 4y ago

NYC, for example, outlawed car alarms years ago, as it was a complete nuisance. Some are still grandfathered and some are probably illegally installed. I hear them sometimes, but it's pretty rare. When I was younger and lived in Jamaica (Queens), there was this particular TALKING car alarm that was very touchy and drove me up the wall.

sfuller 4y ago
"I know you wanna look inside but I suggest you step away from the ride." "Protected by Viper, stand back."
- papito 4y ago
  Yeah, the Viper one. GOD.
- leviathant 4y ago
  I have been tampered with! I have been tampered with! It was so bad.
- spcebar 4y ago
  For the uninducted: https://youtu.be/n2lXuQFNHQ8?t=75 https://youtu.be/n2lXuQFNHQ8?t=75
  - philwelch 4y ago
    Okay, nobody mentioned it was a rapping car alarm. This is hilarious, though I can imagine it getting old pretty fast.
jbotdev 4y ago
They may have banned after-market alarms, but factory-installed car alarms are standard on pretty much every new car in the past 10+ years anyway. I still hear those go off on occasion in NYC. I’m actually having trouble finding a source on the exact rules of the ban, but there are old news articles suggesting that after-market alarms with motion activation were the focus: https://www.qgazette.com/articles/car-alarm-sales-banned-by-council-vote-may-be-vetoed-by-mayor/ https://www.qgazette.com/articles/car-alarm-sales-banned-by-...
- nine_k 4y ago
  There is enough cars from other states in NYC to add the occasional car alarm sound to a street, I suspect.
  - jbotdev 4y ago
    My point is there seems to be no ban on factory-installed alarms (source: I have purchased new cars in NYC in the past decade with working alarms).

InCityDreams 4y ago

>or cargo trains that blast some noise cancelling factor as they pass I do agree with the op's list, but i do find cargo trains particularly rhythmic, and very soothing. When out cycling and a railway barrier drops, everyone gets delayed. I forget I'm cycling. The longer the train, the better.

bombcar 4y ago
When the crossings are turned to hornless it’s actually kind of nice to have them slip by - you can feel more than hear it.

zach_garwood 4y ago

There's a guy with a 20-year-old Mitsubishi Galant with a car alarm that goes off constantly on my block. I've never worked up the courage to ask who he thinks would actually steal his POS.