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171 points BrooklynRage | 1 comments | 03 Oct 19 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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dchichkov ◴[05 Oct 19 23:10 UTC] No.21168597[source]▶
It would be a good idea to use better baselines for noise pollution than helicopters and airplanes of today. Perhaps like this - Life in the Spanish City that banned cars. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/18/paradise-life...

This is about how much noise your aircraft are allowed to create. What you should be able to hear in the street are "the tweeting of birds in the camellias, the tinkle of coffee spoons and the sound of human voices".

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zizee ◴[06 Oct 19 03:47 UTC] No.21169707[source]▶
> This is about how much noise your aircraft are allowed to create.

Sounds good. The same rules should apply to lawn mowers, motor bikes, construction, bars, stereos, drones, public transport, bands, dogs, children...

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1. nickpinkston ◴[06 Oct 19 06:17 UTC] No.21170174[source]▶
Totally, motorcycles, buses, etc. are all transient noise in a city louder than this vehicle. Other comments below are acting like these VTOLs would just be hovering over our apartments all the time, but it's actually closer to normal city sounds.