Photo credit: Ajfidelity, licensed under the Public Domain by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition On Sunday, March 30, the New York Racing Association cancelled eight scheduled races at Aqueduct Racetrack because noise from a nearby event had the...
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A disturbing, maddening yet strangely hopeful read
Photo credit: Kaique Rocha by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition This Bloomberg article titled: "A Loud Warning from the Past about Living with Cars" covers a lot of ground, and leaves much to think about. Bloomberg contributor and vehicle expert...
Unapologetically seeking quiet, together and alone
Photo credit: nicollazzi xiong by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition A persistent myth about noise is that only affluent people value quiet, and want to ruin the fun for everyone else. When I saw the title in National Geographic, "How silence became...
Teaching drivers (and cars) to honk judiciously
Photo credit: S. von Hoerst by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition In late July, residents of two San Francisco apartments began losing sleep as the sounds of horn honking from a fleet of autonomous vehicles filled the parking lot their buildings face....
Car enthusiast sues over noise ticket
Photo credit: Helena Lopes by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition Yet another driver is disputing a ticket generated by a noise camera in New York City. As with the ticketing of a Porsche 911 with a stock engine, the car enthusiast is arguing that his...
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...
Discordant horn sounds can affect driver safety
Photo credit: Mike Bird by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition In a recent News Tribune "Rules of the Road" column, a reader asked if using a horn to signify that a car is locked is considered misuse of vehicle safety equipment. The reader described...
Measuring noise at the bedroom window
Photo credit: Scott Webb by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition At the recent webinar, Sounding the Alarm on Noise - NYC meets TO, all attendees agreed that the hour passed much too quickly. Hosted by No More Noise Toronto founder Ingrid Buday, the...
A decibel detox would benefit everyone
Photo credit: Wavy_ revolution by Jeanine Botta, MPH, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition In an Autoevolution article, author Florin Amariel describes the evolution of the car horn, combining a comical recounting of early efforts with a strong warning of the health...