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Cities aren't loud.

Cars are loud.[0]

I live in Malmö on the southern edge of Sweden opposite Copenhagen, it's quieter here (pop: 350,000~) than my friends home village in Northamptonshire (Thrapston; pop: 6,239 as of 2011).

This was largely because of the sheer volume of cars on the road, because you essentially have to drive to get anywhere. London is similar, despite not everyone needing a car there is traffic everywhere, you can notice that there's back streets and they tend to be very quiet until there are lots and lots of people, think >200 in a 100sqm area.

Having the ability to escape noise is the most important part of noise management. Cities like London have almost no respite from the noise and thus it can be physically draining for many people to experience it. Including myself.

[0]: https://youtu.be/CTV-wwszGw8

[mlrtime]

Cities are loud, cars are one (major) reason, but not the only one.

I lived in a downtown area in a high-rise. 2am in the morning, no cars running but the hummming of all the equipment necessary to operate a city is noise pollution.

Next, light pollution.

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> Cars are loud.[0]

Wheels rolling are loud. Also motorbikes. Combustion engines are even louder, and they are also put on bikes.

Disillusioned young pedal-metalling in residential neighborhoods are the f*king worst.