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by acdha 407 days ago
Tire noise is still quite substantial - use the NIOSH noise meter app on your phone to compare the sound levels on a city block when an EV goes by compared to just bikes and people – and there’s a growing body of evidence that noise levels correlate with worse health and sleep for residents. EVs help, but it’s only partial.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11297122/
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xnx 407 days ago
> Tire noise is still quite substantial

100% I live near a bus route and their tires and engines are a huge disturbance.

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kajecounterhack 405 days ago
I guess my question is - will Waymo really cause that much more tire noise vs today? Wherever car tires are making noise, I doubt Waymo is going to generate that much _additional_ noise.
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