90% of the things they named weren't cars but in practice if you actually compare cities with tons of cars vs ones with few you'll find that removing cars removes 90% of the noise.

Though It may be that not being bombarded with car noise makes people quieter as well (like how being in a loud crowd makes you want to speak up as well).

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If a city was too quiet I'd go from being annoyed at all the noise to being paranoid that I'll be the one being too loud.

[–] dragonfucker 4 points 1 month ago

And that's why people do less yelling when there aren't cars around. That's why removing cars makes the other stuff quieter.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I live in a quiet neighborhood and it's totally not an issue. Even when I lived in an apartment in a quiet neighborhood, it still was largely a non-issue. Quiet is good, and it encourages landlords and homeowners to install proper sound-proofing to preserve it.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I live in a quiet neighborhood and it’s an issue for me.

Until my neighbors dogs start barking and then I’m annoyed again.

I do not like proximity to humans.