3 ms·
why is there no highway noise in Germany?
by hackernewds 2y ago
why is there no highway noise in Germany?
- lmpdev 2y agoNot OP but when I was living there I noticed that major highways are generally physically separated from public spaces I suspect due to better urban planning and less car-centric compromises on the placement of new motorways Centre of towns and villages are more likely to be trams or trains than a highway. Very few settlements are anywhere near the autobahn. Also the extreme emphasis on car maintenance was nice to see - polar opposite to where I’m from, Australia (similar I’d imagine to America). It seems that people here play a competition with who can illegally modify their car the most like cutting off catalytic converters and raising their SUV 4 inches for god knows why
- OptionOfT 2y agoDifferent asphalt for example. Also less people with pickups and nubby tires.
- AmVess 2y agoThere is noise, it just isn't a loud as here in the US. Germany has vehicle noise emissions standards, including the tires. Further, Germany doesn't have nearly as many large trucks and SUV's, which typically have fairly loud tires.
- euroderf 2y agoSound barriers along the highway don't have to be super high to be effective.
- EdwardDiego 2y agoLike their high speed train lines - 2m high concrete barriers to contain the noise. Also, they don't run highways through the centres of cities.