Noise is Americans’ No. 1 Complaint About Their Neighborhoods
The U.S. Census Bureau notes that noise is Americans’ No. 1 complaint about their neighborhoods. Noise levels have risen sixfold in major U.S. cities in the past 15 years, and automobiles are the largest source of noise and not just in the cities, but can also be found in the countrysides, as well as forests. The noise pollution from the cities is carried over via people bringing their noise with them and has become virtually inescapable.
Countries that have expressed concern and outrage over these types of noise pollution include Germany and some of it’s other European Union’s members, such as Great Britain, Italy. The United States, New Zealand, Australia and many others that have no clearly defined national solutions for this problem.
Today’s global village can be found discussing such topics in forums both on and off the Internet with all asking the same underlying question. "What can be done?" The only organization on this planet that is capable of addressing this health issue is the World Health Organization. In addition to boom cars are "vroom cars", vehicles with loud exhaust systems, (unnecessary and in some cases illegal and very bad for our health and the enviroment) that are often found in boom cars; the two combined contribute to a most excruciating experience! They drive up one’s blood pressure and are a significant hazard to emergency vehicles as well as a major threat to the public’s safety by way of road rage.
Racing motorcycles have no good reason for being on public streets and highways, noise levels are as intolerable, as the aforementioned boom and vroom cars. Factor in a few hundred thousand car alarms and honking horns and you have a soundscape that is far from harmonious and supportive of one’s health; in fact just the opposite. If we could measure the planet’s overall decibel level it would truly be shocking!
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