Photo credit: Pixabay by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition We have previously written about the Belltown Hellcat, a car noisily raced through Seattle’s streets. Now, it’s in the news again. Television station KIRO 7 and other media outlets report that the...
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Automakers contribute to conflicts over loud exhausts
Photo credit: Torsten Dettlaff by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition In recent weeks, a New York Times feature and ongoing coverage in Seattle’s KOMO News told the story of a Seattle resident who drives a Dodge Charger Hellcat through the city’s...
New Jersey crime bill targets loud mufflers
Photo credit: jay pizzle by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This Shore News Network article explains that loud muffler and exhaust system modifications could be more...
Airplane noise is bad for your health
Photo credit: Johannes Plenio by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies In my opinion, the title of this article, “Airplane Noise May Be Bad for Your Health” should have read...
Dutch government addresses aircraft noise
Photo credit: JJ Jordan by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies It appears that there are several proposals to reduce airplane flights in Amsterdam. Alexander Mitchell writes...
Living near a busy road can take years off your life
Photo credit: Steven Arenas by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The title of this post comes from a recent article in the U.S. edition of the U.K. The Sun tabloid newspaper. Despite the sensationalist language, the Sun basically gets it right. It appears to...
‘Absurd’ arguments for loud motorcycles
Photo credit: Djordje Petrovic by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Now that the weather is warmer, John Ducker reminds us in this recent Times Colonist article that we...
Traffic impacts growth of baby birds
Photo credit: 42 North by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The fact that traffic noise is harmful to humans has been discussed at length in this blog, but this post will...
Action speaks louder than words
Photo credit: Alex Pham by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies “Action speaks louder than words” is a phrase that has been used for many years. However, it is not one that...