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

[Andrea Dorey]

That's the other issue.  And somewhere I have a brochure that I've  
been keeping called something like "Trucks off the road," or "Big  
trucks off the road," or, well you get the idea.

I wanted to do a TV show about it and one of the things I wanted to  
cite (but am not totally sure about) is the "fact" that in Europe,  
freight trucks are not allowed on the road during drive time for  
workers.  Anyone know about this?

Also, it seems that freight trains in Europe are not allowed to  
interfere with the passenger trains as they do here, thereby making  
vacations by train more feasible.  Anyone know about this?
Andrea

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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