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Re:Mercedes-Benz conducting the biggest test using drones to... by oh_sigh on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @01:55PM (#15809663)
100 years ago, you would have said "What is this going to sound like when cities have hundreds of whining cars driving around? Are we just going to have to get used to the noise pollution from the cars so people can get their crackerboxes delivered faster?"
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Re:Mercedes-Benz conducting the biggest test using drones to... by icebraining on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @02:36PM (#15810098)
And they would have been right, which is why cities are now (finally) trying to curb that plague.

I suggest a free-market approach: let these companies purchase the noise rights of each affected inhabitant. Then Coase can decide if having a crackerboxer two hours sooner is worth the cost.

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Re:Mercedes-Benz conducting the biggest test using drones to... by oh_sigh on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @03:08PM (#15810365)
Cities aren't cracking down on cars because of noise, they are cracking down because they are a very poor use of limited space.

I'm curious if you think people who are,say, proselytizing on the sidewalk should need to buy noise rights from people who can hear them as well?

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