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.

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    2 days ago

    Cities Aren’t Loud: Cars Are Loud

    Urban noise is a common problem, and the vast majority of it is created by motor vehicles. Noise is far too often dismissed as a minor nuisance, rather than the legitimate health issue that it is.

    The book “Curbing Traffic” has a chapter about the health impacts of noise pollution. I explore the research in the book, and visit Delft, the city that is highlighted in the book as being a shining example of what can happen when noise pollution is taken seriously.

    This video explores the problem that farting cars, farting motorcycles, and farting mopeds create in our cities.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTV-wwszGw8