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Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud

Not Just Bikes · 2.3M views · 2021-06-28 · 17:08

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Overview

Not Just Bikes argues that urban noise comes mostly from motor vehicles, drawing on the book Curbing Traffic and a visit to Delft, a city that takes noise seriously.

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HN cites it constantly in threads on noise, EVs and car-free cities as the source that cars, not cities, are loud.

Recommended by 10 HN people across 9 months · HN mentions 2021–2025

Topics

Transit, cities & urban planningCars, EVs & motorcycles
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car noiseurban planningnetherlandselectric vehicleswalkable cities

What people said

oblio · 2025-12 · Strong recommendation

Watch his video. Pick 2-3 at random, be a grown up and ignore the tone of voice and the snarkiness, and see what his points are. They're very solid. Try something like this: [VIDEO] [LINK]

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shmageggy · 2022-02 · Strong recommendation

> Cities aren't loud. Cars are loud. Fantastic video with that very name exploring just how true this is: [VIDEO]

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tdeck · 2025-09 · Recommendation

Cars driving at high speed over normal asphalt also generate a lot of tire noies and particulate pollution, even if they are electric cars. I found this video pretty interesting - some cities are experimenting with different road surfaces to reduce noise [VIDEO]

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