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. \
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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 –

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*Video is from Not Just Bikes video collection on their [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0intLFzLaudFG-xAvUEO-A)*

*The video content used on publictransportforum.nz is for education purposes only and the promotion of better public transport and sustainable environmentally friendly urban design in Aotearoa New Zealand.*

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