I spent years working in the Melbourne CBD, and on the several occasions where as a pedestrian I had to take evasive action, it was because of buses running red lights. Multiple times. You’d think it’d be couriers, or meth-heads, or emergency vehicles (who at least had an excuse). But no. Bloody buses.

Is it better for them to remove the app altogether and have users on Apple forced to use it through the website?

Yes. Clearly yes, for everyone. This sort of shit only continues because people don’t do that.

It’s not just noise, and not just cars.

The sound of “fast” for me is a liquid cooled two stroke motorcycle engine. Imprinted on them in my teens. And the smell of “fast” is burned fully synthetic two stroke oil. It’s been thirty years and I still get a positive emotional reaction to hearing and smelling a “modern” two stroke engine running.

These days I drive a “boring” emissions compliant diesel (not a VW 😜) and ride a four stroke. But I deeply understand the emotional connection people have to the sensory experience of their vehicles. For me it’s freedom, excitement, speed, challenge.

Probably worth mentioning: https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice/people/