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The worst part about that is that car noise is an actual ecological and "quality of life" threat, combated in many places by noise walls built around roads. For
by Mithaldu 12y ago
The worst part about that is that car noise is an actual ecological and "quality of life" threat, combated in many places by noise walls built around roads. Forcing cars to be loud is the worst possible decision that could be made.
- Sir_Substance 12y agoThe flip side is that modern cars can accelerate from the 5kph that they exit their driveway at to 50kph with no noticeable noise. I have almost been run over this way. Look to the left, no cars on the road, look to the right, no cars, look back to the left JESUS CHRIST. Hopefully automatic pedestrian detection will become standard in the next few years, but in the mean time I need to be able to hear your high speed death-ram when I'm not facing it. Perfectly happy for it to be something other than simulated engine noise, but I need an audible cue.
- abecedarius 12y agoI'm hard of hearing, and to first order I cannot ever hold a conversation in public in a city: outside it's cars, inside it's crowds and music. Once upon a time I looked forward to electric cars taking over; now I expect this regulation to persist long after there are good other solutions for safety.
- Coincoin 12y agoAlso, companies will try to differentiate their brand using this fake sound. So we will go from a mostly-bassy-white-but-still-annoying ICE noise to very specific and recognizable frequencies and tones that will make a misophonia sufferer want to kill themself.