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How does the noise compare to living in a city? Do cities have the same health crisis due to noise?

by lupire 2y ago

viraptor 2y ago
Compared to (random example) Melbourne https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Greater-Melbourne-area-and-road-noise-model-predictions-2011-at-the-level-of-10-10-m_fig1_335637475 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Greater-Melbourne-area-a... it's about the same as being right next to a major street at rush hour. The difference is that the rush hour doesn't last 24h and is not a monotonous sound. The traffic is both naturally limited at night and there are extra restrictions on heavy traffic. The buildings right next to the big streets also typically account for this, both explicitly (noise insulation) and implicitly (larger buildings, more neutral isolation from the vibrations). From the same study: > At these estimated noise levels, approxi- mately 5% of the population would be exposed to road traffic noise above the IHD risk threshold of 55 dB
ejdhshsuwisjsh 2y ago
Probably not to this extent but yes.
rsynnott 2y ago
I know it is most improper on this here orange website to actually read the article, but: > Rosenkranz pulls out her phone and clocks 72 decibels on a sound meter app—the same level that she records in Indigo’s bedroom in the dead of night. In early 2023, her daughter began waking up, yelling and holding her ears. > Shirley sticks his recorder out the window and the numbers on it flicker up and down as the roar washes over it. Eventually, the recorder caps out at 91 decibels, which the CDC estimates as roughly in between the output of a lawnmower and a chainsaw. > New York City, for instance, has a noise code which officially caps restaurant music and air conditioning at 42 decibels (as measured within a nearby residence). At peak times, if you're living beside a major motorway or similar, you might see 70db. In most places, if you're allowed build housing beside such a thing at all, you'll be required to have triple-glazing and other noise-abatement stuff. Other than that, anywhere else in a city is going to be considerably quieter.

How does the noise compare to living in a city? Do cities have the same health crisis due to noise?

by lupire 2y ago

How does the noise compare to living in a city? Do cities have the same health crisis due to noise?

Compared to (random example) Melbourne https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Greater-Melbourne-area-and-road-noise-model-predictions-2011-at-the-level-of-10-10-m_fig1_335637475 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Greater-Melbourne-area-a... it's about the same as being right next to a major street at rush hour. The difference is that the rush hour doesn't last 24h and is not a monotonous sound. The traffic is both naturally limited at night and there are extra restrictions on heavy traffic. The buildings right next to the big streets also typically account for this, both explicitly (noise insulation) and implicitly (larger buildings, more neutral isolation from the vibrations). From the same study: > At these estimated noise levels, approxi- mately 5% of the population would be exposed to road traffic noise above the IHD risk threshold of 55 dB

ejdhshsuwisjsh 2y ago

Probably not to this extent but yes.

rsynnott 2y ago

I know it is most improper on this here orange website to actually read the article, but: > Rosenkranz pulls out her phone and clocks 72 decibels on a sound meter app—the same level that she records in Indigo’s bedroom in the dead of night. In early 2023, her daughter began waking up, yelling and holding her ears. > Shirley sticks his recorder out the window and the numbers on it flicker up and down as the roar washes over it. Eventually, the recorder caps out at 91 decibels, which the CDC estimates as roughly in between the output of a lawnmower and a chainsaw. > New York City, for instance, has a noise code which officially caps restaurant music and air conditioning at 42 decibels (as measured within a nearby residence). At peak times, if you're living beside a major motorway or similar, you might see 70db. In most places, if you're allowed build housing beside such a thing at all, you'll be required to have triple-glazing and other noise-abatement stuff. Other than that, anywhere else in a city is going to be considerably quieter.