This is something where I think we could set a standard "engine noise" that is loud enough for safety but doesn't carry into people's bedrooms and it would be a positive for society with no downsides whatsoever - which is why it will never happen.
it would be a positive for society with no downsides whatsoever - which is why it will never happen.
ok now, come on, automobile safety standards have absolutely improved. that is a positive with no downsides. "Humanity never does anything worthwhile for iteself" is certainly a take.
I was being cheeky. While our society is objectively less capable of doing good things than it was in previous generations, it is still capable of doing those things from time to time.
I'd prefer cars make some kind of sound while they're driving to alert visually impaired people. I hate how most EVs are dead quiet. I'm a cyclist and several times an EV has passed too closely to me without a sound.
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Thesis: Cars contribute to noise pollution which takes year out of people's lives, so they should be more quiet.
Antithesis: Cars that are silent lead to more pedestrian accidents because pedestrians no longer have an audio warning that a car is nearby.
Synthesis: Cars are a menace to public safety and should be gotten rid of.
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:sicko-biker:
sorry, i didnt mean louder than gas cars are, just meant louder than an EV. They can be quiet as fuck.
This is something where I think we could set a standard "engine noise" that is loud enough for safety but doesn't carry into people's bedrooms and it would be a positive for society with no downsides whatsoever - which is why it will never happen.
all evs should permanently say :aaaa: :lets-fucking-go:
ok now, come on, automobile safety standards have absolutely improved. that is a positive with no downsides. "Humanity never does anything worthwhile for iteself" is certainly a take.
yes, they've improved for the people driving them. for the rest of us, however,, they've gotten worse.
I was being cheeky. While our society is objectively less capable of doing good things than it was in previous generations, it is still capable of doing those things from time to time.
all good, cheeky and hyperbole can be tough tell apart on this magic box
I'd prefer cars make some kind of sound while they're driving to alert visually impaired people. I hate how most EVs are dead quiet. I'm a cyclist and several times an EV has passed too closely to me without a sound.
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EVs should make a little "ahem" cough when they are coming within 2m of a bicycle or pedestrian
Some of them make UFO noises when they're backing up
Apparently tire noise is far louder than engine noise even at moderate speed (with the exception of loud-ass motorcycles and such), so equivalent artificial noise for EVs shouldn't make that problem worse