• Dragon "Rider"(drag)@lemmy.nz
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    12 hours ago

    Drag doesn’t think we need to build better insulation in order to stop traffic noise. All we need to do is ban explosion powered cars. However, we should install better insulation anyway to save electricity and reduce carbon use even further.

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      11 hours ago

      Unfortunately most noise from cars at speeds above 30km/h is due to tires hitting the road surface, not engines.

          • Dragon "Rider"(drag)@lemmy.nz
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            39 minutes ago

            It stops people in the Netherlands, because the Netherlands narrowed their streets and installed traffic calming. We shouldn’t be thinking of speed limits as a sign and a law. We should be thinking of speed limits as a psychological result of our infrastructure’s design.

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      11 hours ago

      That only helps quiet down cars below 30 km/h. Above that speed, most noise is either rolling noise or wind noise.