Constant urban noise causes chronic stress, and poorer areas are exposed to more of it.

But the most significant change in modern science is not just about the amount of noise, but how we experience it. Noise is no longer understood solely as a problem that affects hearing, it is also recognised as a systemic environmental pollutant. Transport noise is now one of the leading environmental cause of illness in Europe, second only to air pollution.

  • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Oh I agree, motorcycle riding is a very risky thing to do. There’s effectively no protection. It’s not a good idea, even without the context of other drivers. Worse, if you have an accident then the motorcycle becomes a 500-lb hazard .

    I think it’s completely understandable that a rider wants to be loud though, especially in the present with so many drivers looking at their phones instead of watching the road.