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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by dathinab on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:25PM (#28505132)
I just realized is it possible that Germany or at least Berlin has restrictions wrt. leaf blowers?

I basically never see them used on private property, only by the BSR (~berlin cleansing department) and even then it's not something I see often??

Time to google.

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by dathinab on Sunday September 12, 2021 @05:33PM (#28505200)
Turns out they are so loud that:

- You are not allowed to use them on Sunday or holidays.

- On other days only between 9:00-13:00 and 15:00-17:00, with exceptions for official street cleaning, industrial only areas etc. (Which I guess explain why I normally not seeing them and if then when used by the BSR ;=) )

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Re:17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduce... by MereInterest on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:11PM (#28505980)
Yup, they are absolutely atrocious. They also have lots of low-frequency noise that travels really far, and it hard to sound-proof against. I used to live in an apartment that was about 200 feet from a shopping center, and I could hear/feel the leaf blowers that were used instead of sweeping the storefront. And because they had a non-residential zoning, they could use the leaf blowers at 2 AM.
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