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Friendly reminder that cities aren't loud, cars are loud. Any measure of city loudness is just "which cities have the most traffic".
by pkulak 3y ago
Friendly reminder that cities aren't loud, cars are loud. Any measure of city loudness is just "which cities have the most traffic".
- dsizzle 3y agoYes, and specifically cars intentionally made to be loud. One obnoxious car with a loud muffler can disturb people in their homes many blocks away!
- teo_zero 3y agoI vehemently disagree. The major source of noise in my area is people. Not saying my experience extends to every city, but even blaming traffic is a naive generalization.
- pkulak 3y agoA “naive generalization”? Use words because they are the right words, not because they make you sound smart. “Vehemently” disagree with something important. I am not worth a word that strong! I’ve lived around cars every one of my 42 years. They are loud. It’s not a generalization or naive. Side streets are quiet, main roads are loud. I’ve also walked dozens of cities in, again, 42 years. It consistently holds up.
- rsynnott 3y agoPedestrianised roads can be fairly noisy, too.
- acdha 3y agoWhere do you live and how do you measure that? The literature has many studies finding vehicle noise as the top effect: NYC: https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-015-0006-y https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-... Hong Kong: https://doi.org/10.1121%2F1.1494803 https://doi.org/10.1121%2F1.1494803
- xobs 3y agoWhere I am, most of the noise comes from air conditioning and physical plant equipment from neighbouring buildings. Cars aren't that big of an issue. Buses can be loud, but they're transient.