RevolutionaryCoyote
RevolutionaryCoyote t1_jdmpzt6 wrote
Reply to comment by reid0 in Road Noise Makes Your Blood Pressure Rise – Literally | Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure by Hrmbee
I have never used the Common Noise Assessment Method that they referred to, since it sounds like a European thing. But I used to work in noise control in the US and even published research on traffic noise modeling.
It sounds like this model would have assessed your home as having low noise impacts, since it's pretty sporadic. They usually are based on average daily traffic counts.
This research is establishing a causal relationship between the steady background noise and increased hypertension. Transient noise from horns or an obnoxious motorcycle are related, but outside of what they were looking into.
RevolutionaryCoyote t1_jdmonli wrote
Reply to comment by Ftpini in Road Noise Makes Your Blood Pressure Rise – Literally | Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure by Hrmbee
That's not what the research in the article says. The research is looking into the constant noise.
RevolutionaryCoyote t1_jdl39tn wrote
Reply to comment by 2019_Stealth in Road Noise Makes Your Blood Pressure Rise – Literally | Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure by Hrmbee
If a car is going over about 30-40 mph most of the noise is from the tires. So EVs are just as loud.
RevolutionaryCoyote t1_jdmx8ri wrote
Reply to comment by Ftpini in Road Noise Makes Your Blood Pressure Rise – Literally | Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure by Hrmbee
I haven't read the actual research paper, but they claim to have controlled for air pollution and established causation.