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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by mfgs on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:41AM (#28499782)
Interesting. I'm definitely looking forward to electric buses and trucks though. Standing on the sidewalk when a bus accelerates next to you can be offensively loud.
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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by sva_ on Sunday September 12, 2021 @06:51AM (#28500024)
A city in Germany (Osnabrueck) has switched all their buses to electric. They are much more silent, for sure.

I also don't feel like electric cars are more loud, at least at moderate speeds. I always had the impression that they're a lot more silent inside cities. Maybe on a highway that would be different, I can't say.

The biggest offenders of background noise are obviously trucks though.

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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by PopePompus on Sunday September 12, 2021 @08:44AM (#28500636)
Not where I lived, when I lived in a city. The worst offenders by far were motorcycles and cars which had aftermarket exhausts designed to be noisy. Much of the noise on roads is intentional.
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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by WarOnPrivacy on Sunday September 12, 2021 @12:51PM (#28502744)
> The worst offenders by far were motorcycles and cars which had aftermarket exhausts designed to be noisy.

You aren't wrong.

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Re:Transport noise linked to increased risk of dementia, stu... by eurasiantiger on Sunday September 12, 2021 @06:05AM (#28499855)
Breathing in the exhaust is worse than the sound, though.
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