I hate how fucking loud cars are, even when they’re being as quiet as they possibly can be. Just the sound of them passing through space and their tires on the road is so fucking loud.

I’m currently sitting in my hammock, at the back of my apartment complex, probably 300yd from the road, behind three 2-story buildings. The road noise is constant and loud. No honking or anything, just tires on pavement at 50mph.

If the personal automobile had never been invented the apartment I live in would be half as far from my work as it currently is and my road would have a lovely quiet street-car running along it instead of stupidly loud rubber tired cars.

I’d be able to walk to work in 20-30 minutes or bike/trolley there in less. And what would I lose? A lot of noise pollution and a machine I have to pay a couple hundred dollars a month to maintain.

  • Des [she/her, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    they recently cut down the only woods providing a barrier between where i live and the highway because some corrupt capitalist fucker bought the narrow strip of woods to put some useless bullshit on it. headlights now blast right through my door. and I hear EVERY FUCKING CAR. the road curves right where my house is so I get the delightful experience of a full Doppler effect.

    i'm ordering some illegal fast growing bamboo this spring.