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Can't speak for Tokyo, but there are streets in my American suburban neighborhood I avoid because of (presumably) animal-deterrent noises. I'm also 40, and surp
by pavel_lishin 2y ago
Can't speak for Tokyo, but there are streets in my American suburban neighborhood I avoid because of (presumably) animal-deterrent noises. I'm also 40, and surprisingly can still hear them - and an audiologist had my ears tested last month, and said my hearing is excellent for my age.
Which is a bummer when I have to cycle around several blocks to avoid hearing the squeaks that are physically painful to my ears.
- B1FF_PSUVM 2y ago> squeaks that are physically painful Those may be covered under loud noise regulations, if the official measuring machinery has the cutoff frequency set high enough (no reason why not).
- pavel_lishin 2y agoYeah, maybe. But the hassle of trying to convince the town this house is in - which isn't my town - to do something about it is significantly more difficult than just riding my bike around the place.
- anigbrowl 2y agoIn my experience those regulations are only ever used to shut down parties with loud music. If it's any sort of industrial or non-obvious noise, good luck getting people to care about it. I have bad memories of complaining in an online community about the extremely loud safety beeps from construction vehicles operating next to my home and being told I was a monster because I must want children/workers to die - and that was a sound whose mere existence didn't need to be explained.
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