Looking at where to go on Holidays in February, and watching videos of the city centers in the Netherlands really makes me notice how far behind France is in terms of noise management.

We have nothing to limit how giant SUVs, sports cars and freaking motorbikes and mopeds sound. Our city design is still car centric, which makes cities loud and dirty. I wish we did something about that…

@thelinuxEXP

Maybe this is part of the issue, most of the arguments against petrol / diesel cars is about the gaseous polllution they produce, little is mentioned about noise pollution. By banning cars, bikes, mopeds you reduce both gas and noise pollution making the environment more pleasent.

Try holding a conversation face to face or by phone with all the back ground noise is really difficult.

We need the sort of wider thinking, so lets put equal focus on noice pollution.

Saying that many electric cars are pretty much silent, how do we solve that issue, what sort of noise should such a car make as it does warn pedestrials / cyclist of their approach.

@zleap The noise from the tires in the road is enough at most speeds to let people know a car is coming :)

But yeah, noise pollution is always forgotten and I personally believe it’s one of the main causes of people being bastards to each other. When you spend your whole day surrounded by ambiant noise and roaring motors, you can’t be nice, empathetic or even just discuss things calmly…