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Re:New York rolling out noise law, listening tech for souped... by dayvid on Friday May 20, 2022 @11:02AM (#31448418)
Definitely this. As someone born in NYC who moved away as a teen and later moved back after a year, the NYC sirens are insanely louder compared to other city sirens. I'm not sure if it's due to the density of buildings, but I think they just set the volume louder. It's incredibly annoying, affects far more people than necessary and could be handled better.
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Re:New York rolling out noise law, listening tech for souped... by ericbarrett on Friday May 20, 2022 @11:15AM (#31448596)
You can always see multiple people plugging their ears when an ambulance goes down a busy street in NYC—it's a painful and resonant buzz in your skull if you don't. The sirens must be well past the level that causes damage.
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