[Sosfbay-discuss] Noise abatement - how to petition?

[Duende]

Hi Cameron

I appreciate what your saying about the hiway noise and all the other  
forms of noise. I once had extraordinary hearing which is now about  
average because of the noise made by a banks computer room and the  
check sorting machines back in the 70's.

My experience with motorcycle noises is from touring the country on  
motorcycle and talking to people about it. There may be a larger  
audience than you think. I was surprised at the responses and the  
frustration.

Also I don't think it's wise to shy away from an issue because it's  
deemed unpopular and that "Wise Use" groups (a distortion if I ever  
saw one) are smarter at naming them selves than we are. Their gains  
are short lived where as we're going for the long term. What we all  
know will be inevitable but at what price before that inevitability  
occurs.

Peace

Duende



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On Mar 8, 2007, at 9:36 AM, Cameron L. Spitzer wrote:

>
> The highway near me makes a continuous rushing roar.
> If you stand on the bridge and listen to it, the components
> are tire noise on concrete, diesel trucks, and thousands
> of poorly streamlined cars rushing through the air.
> Motorcycles are not a factor.  The point sources of noise
> in my neighborhood are leaf blowers and delivery trucks,
> and my neighbor's screaming gas-powered radio-controlled
> model cars.  Downtown, the biggest problem by far is jet
> planes.  Maybe motorcycle noise is the problem in particular
> neighborhoods, but I've never been in one.
>
> I suspect the noise that does the most damage to the
> most people is loud machinery (including music systems)
> at the workplace (bars, nightclubs, trucks, construction
> sites, factories), and music players that plug the ear
> canal and apply a hundred milliwatts of noise directly to
> the eardrum.  I've been in too many bars where you can't
> scream loud enough into someone's ear for them to hear
> you.  An eight hour shift in that environment is going
> to do damage.  Calling it music and exposing yourself
> to it voluntarily doesn't make it any less dangerous.
> Makes my ears ring just to think about it.
>
> A petition against motorcycle noise in particular would be
> a real good way to alienate motorcyclists against the Green
> Party.  Off road vehicle clubs are a favorite trojan horse
> for "Wise Use" antienvironment groups.  I'd rather not
> give them a great big stick to hit us with.  Not without
> some significant gain to trade it for, and especially when
> motorcycles are hardly the major source of noise pollution.
> I'd rather see that effort go into holding employers
> accountable for hearing loss on the job.
>
>
> Cameron
>
>
>
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