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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by maerF0x0 on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @12:06PM (#46220308)
In the house I lived it was not debunked. It was fact. The caltrain blasted it's horn hourly (or more) 24/7 within earshot of my house. I could not sleep with my window open and often slept with ear plugs even with the window closed. I get you might be tempted to spout generic statistics, but I can tell you without a doubt it was ear blistering loud up close, and sleep disturbing even 2 blocks away.

Also for what it's worth you have no idea if it's good or bad faith.

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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by hamdingers on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @01:26PM (#46221440)
So you would have preferred a roughly 12 lane freeway 2 blocks from your house to move the same number of people?
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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by maerF0x0 on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @02:05PM (#46222038)
Perhaps, but more likely I would have preferred regulating the blasting of that damn horn.
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Re:In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop... by hamdingers on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @02:09PM (#46222100)
There are regulations, encourage your local government to establish a quiet zone if that's truly your issue with the train.

https://railroads.dot.gov/railroad-safety/divisions/crossing...

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