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Noise Pollution ruins quality of life (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/16511967

Someone got woken up on Sunday morning 🤣

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

KC’s got a huge group of crotch rocket and ATV riders that pull this shit at wildly inappropriate times, riding on sidewalks as well as blowing through red lights.

I still think the cringiest noise issue around here though is the neighborhood’s designated shittiest DJ lugging around a huge ass bluetooth amp and blasting his shitty rap music right across the street from my bedroom window.

I swear to god if that thing ever gets in range of my phone I’m connecting and blasting ABBA’s Arrival at full fucking volume.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Some men seem to think their balls will fall off if they don't frequently cause loud noises.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

DANKPODS! DON'T YOU DARE!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

Any time I hear a loud bike or car, I just assume the owner is really poor, and can't afford anything that isn't falling apart. It's really sad, honestly. I hope, one day, they get a good deal on something that doesn't so obviously showcase the things they're insecure about 😉

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Especially with an EV. They’ll say the noise == power, and I’ll be amused as my EV silently and effortlessly leaves them behind.

To me the silence is a big part of it, not just all the low end torque. The silence makes it seem effortless

While I do appreciate the engineering required, the hundreds of moving parts, the exotic alloys and precision machining to have all the parts clattering and clanking to move a car forward ….. in the same way I appreciate the engineering of steam engines. Lesly’s get this legacy engineering in the museums and steampunk festivals where it belongs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Around here, people pay a lot of money to make their cars/trucks/bikes sound loud and shitty. Yeah, you do occasionally see a clapped out beater being loud too, but they are the rare exception now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Your comment is a bit hard to follow, but in my experience, the expensive cars are much louder than the one falling apart.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

A bad exhaust can be extremely loud, but while it negatively impacts comfort, noise level, and emissions it doesn't impact the drivability or safety of the vehicle. So people who struggle to cover the costs of vehicle maintenance will often neglect it.

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