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ImproperUsername t1_jdley7x wrote

Reply to comment by Ad_Honorem1 in Road Noise Makes Your Blood Pressure Rise – Literally | Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure by Hrmbee

No, it’s noise pollution and no vehicles are fine when it’s right next to where you live. It’s mentally debilitating.

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Ad_Honorem1 t1_jdm1jbm wrote

Loud motorcycles and modified exhausts still produce a ridiculously disproportionate amount of noise pollution when compared to regular traffic. I don't know why so many people are in denial about this basic fact. Regular cars will not wake you from a sound sleep like a hoon/boy racer or Harley rider will. There really is no comparison.

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dumnezero t1_jdmdop9 wrote

They're the small number at the high end of the distribution.

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ImproperUsername t1_jdnqcya wrote

I’m one of the people who lived next to one of these roads. While there’s no doubt that motorcycles and muffler-less vehicles contribute, what wears you down is the absolute constant noise of all traffic, you cannot escape it. Forget being worried about waking up from random loud motorcycles or jake braking, you couldn’t get to sleep from the sounds of car tires coming and going (Doppler effect). Just when you think there’s a lull and some relief, the roaring is back. It’s torture and unbearably depressing.

I also studied noise pollution in depth for my degree, so I’m really not in denial about anything. I actually know way more about this topic than most people.

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