THE VIDEO SHELF · urban noise pollution
Cities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud
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.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN cites it constantly in threads on noise, EVs and car-free cities as the source that cars, not cities, are loud.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Not Just Bikes
- Topic
- urban noise pollution
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 10
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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> Cities aren't loud. Cars are loud. Fantastic video with that very name exploring just how true this is: [VIDEO]
shmageggy on Hacker News · 2022-02
In New York is using cameras with microphones to ticket loud carsWatch 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]
oblio on Hacker News · 2025-12
In Accepting US car standards would risk European livesYeah. Some places do take it seriously; this video provides some nice context: [VIDEO] ...my city is unfortunately not one of them.
ryukafalz on Hacker News · 2021-12
In The Sound of Silence: A Noise Map of the U.S.
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