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		switch007 on Jan 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Loudness war > while motor vehicles are constructed to be as quiet as it’s possible. The interior, perhaps. I live on a street which has a relatively low limit (30 mph) but cars accelerate as if they were about to join a freeway...they are not quiet at all.

cmrdporcupine on Jan 8, 2020 [–]

Urban areas are going to be so much better once EVs are dominant.

Unfortunately I live near a highway, and the dominant noise isn't engine noise but tire/wind noise from the cars.

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