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Commented May 22, 2009 on a city of (automotive) sound at sippey.com
a city of (automotive) sound
Dan Hill at City of Sound uses the Economist story on the "danger" of the silent Prius[1] as the starting point for a mind-bogglingly fantastic post on automobile noise in cities. > Cities should not be quiet, or only replete with so-called ‘natural’ sounds - whatever that means post-nature, and ...
While I like his piece it is my observation that the major part of automotive noise is not engine noise, it is tire roll. I have a 2008 Honda Civic (not a hybrid) that makes virtually no noise when idling and little when accelerating. What you hear in the environment (as opposed to inside) are the tires being compressed against the pavement. This will not change until cars get a lot lighter.
Weight is the major noise factor in cars.
Commented May 22, 2009 on a city of (automotive) sound at sippey.com
a city of (automotive) sound
Dan Hill at City of Sound uses the Economist story on the "danger" of the silent Prius[1] as the starting point for a mind-bogglingly fantastic post on automobile noise in cities. > Cities should not be quiet, or only replete with so-called ‘natural’ sounds - whatever that means post-nature, and ...
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