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dillekant ,

Just legislate max car noise.

No1 , (edited )
@No1@aussie.zone avatar

After what Domino's electric scooter does, the least they could do is make the sound go:

Fe-RAR. RAR-RAR-RAR-i

I guess all these electric cars will start having a brand sound the same way they think having different 'halo' headlights somehow makes them special or cool. Then they'll turn them up to 11 so you hear their sounds over the competitors...

londos ,

Wasn't this the plot of The Dilemma, with Kevin James?

mindbleach ,

For safety reasons, they ought to make some noise.

I propose the standard should be a little bidi-bidi-bidi-bidi sound like on The Jetsons.

yoz ,

🤣🤣🤣

PowerCrazy ,

Absolutely not. Cars make noise because physics says they have to. If somehow cars can be 100% silent in all ways, there is no reason at all that should be making noise (other then the horn to alert people in case they need to alert people).

Noise pollution is absolutely part of the problem with cars, so the last thing we need if we want in a society that continues to allow cars, is archaic rules where cars have to create more pollution.

mindbleach ,

Ambient noise is alerting people to their presence, to help them not get run over. You don't have to hear it screaming BIDI BIDI BIDI BIDI down the block when some asshole revs the... nothing.

Ragnarok314159 ,

What if they play that techno chase song from Super Troopers? Bee dun bang do da bang whi whoa bi bodiddi bo.

federico3 ,

alerting people to their presence

Is many legal systems the driver is responsible for not running people over.

flux ,

Does finding the guilty party solve the issue?

czech ,

Can they legally un-break a pedestrians bones?

ThePJN ,
@ThePJN@sopuli.xyz avatar

Having EVs make sound for safety makes sense, but can they sound like mini-trains?

tetris11 ,
@tetris11@lemmy.ml avatar

https://youtu.be/ETfiUYij5UE?si=YrPq0uPcqhquu3Vt&t=30

Grass ,

This is pretty dumb because it's an asswipe car to begin with but I already had the idea of EVs including an engine sound synth so make car noises so people can tell a car is coming. EVs are freakishly quiet.

meowMix2525 ,

I'm pretty sure that's already a thing, at least I know GM does it and I'm fairly certain it's for regulatory reasons.

Although imo cars are pretty loud on their own just from tires gripping pavement and air displacement.

Grass ,

I thought my fat bike studded snow tires were loud as fuck but people still meander into the bike lane while engrossed in the phone screen and are somehow startled when I ring the gentle bell even. I've noticed though that people with baby strollers do generally seem more attentive and make eye contact.

Bezier ,
@Bezier@suppo.fi avatar

All EVs make some kind of ufo noise at low speeds as it's required by law. So I guess it makes sense to choose a "cool" sound.

mindbleach ,

I don't watch TV. Are there ads for downloading your car's ringtone?

PowerCrazy ,

Never forget that noise pollution is one of the multitudinous problems with cars and it's a car brained idea that cars should be forced to pollute more then they already do.

Should bikes also be forced to have sound emitting from them?

Grass ,

Obviously I mean within reason. When I have to drive I always feel embarrassed when I gear down and the engine revs up loudly.

Bikes are also kinda forced to have sounds in the context of biking on the streets at least. I had to get a loud ass air horn reserved for honking at drivers. Then I have two bells of differing kindness levels for pedestrians and other cyclists.

words_number ,

And there you have it! The absolutely most pathetic kind of fragile masculinity. When adults are stuck in the "car makes wroom wroon"-age and are dumb enough to believe others would admire them for that behavior.

psivchaz ,

I don't need it or support it personally, especially the really loud noises. But I don't think it's as simple as you say.

A car without noise is like the acceleration version of a touchscreen. Perfectly fine and serviceable and probably works for most people. But I'm not going to automatically look down on people who prefer buttons. Having that extra feedback to tell you you've pushed the button, or how hard you've hit the accelerator, can be useful.

That said, I'd much prefer they stick to internal speakers for such feedback. It can be useful letting others know that you're about to haul ass, but the people who do it outside my neighborhood at 1 AM in the most obnoxious way possible can right to hell.

Ragnarok314159 ,

Ferrari just needs to use synchronous reluctance motors in the cars. Will be screaming louder than anything on the road.

delirious_owl ,
@delirious_owl@discuss.online avatar

I mean its important that they make some small noises so that cyclists can hear them approaching, but we need laws that minimize those noises so they dont become noise pollution

FireRetardant ,

It is seriously ridiculous that someone can own a car that would require hearing protection outside of it and just drive it down the street. I live next to a busy heavy rail line and loud cars are far more disruptive than any passing train. The same asshole drives the same street at the same time every night at 2 am and nearly the whole city can hear their exhuast (from the aounds of it they are driving recklessly) yet the cops can't seem to stop them. Same with empty parking lots having people rev to their red line and doing donuts. Its total fucking anarchy.

delirious_owl ,
@delirious_owl@discuss.online avatar

You had.me until anarchy. I think anarchists would get together and stop such behavior.

FireRetardant ,

How do you propose we solve excessive exhaust noise without regulation?

delirious_owl ,
@delirious_owl@discuss.online avatar

Anarchists are very good at blocking roads and dealing with people in the community who violate their agreed-upon rules.

CiaobyDany ,
@CiaobyDany@tsukihi.me avatar

@lgsp is this a promise or a threat?

lgsp OP ,
@lgsp@feddit.it avatar

Depends: are you a Ferrari customer or not?

CiaobyDany ,
@CiaobyDany@tsukihi.me avatar

@lgsp I hope I am never going to own anything Ferrari related in my entire life.

lgsp OP ,
@lgsp@feddit.it avatar

Ok, so it's definitely e threat 😁

BreakDecks ,

I'm all for this as long as we get custom novelty engine sounds. I would drive a Ferrari that makes cheesy engine sounds like a person impersonating a car with their voice. Floor the accellerator and it literally screams "Vroooom!". Coast around a parking lot while your car gently scats.

Imagine starting your car and it making the Macintosh boot sound, then tearing down the interstate with dialup modem sounds blasting.

/s (I don't even own a car)

Omniraptor ,

This would be very funny but for the sake of clarity/safety I hope they get regulated to a single standard sound. As a pedestrian I'd like to know immediately whether it's a car

Dippy ,
@Dippy@beehaw.org avatar

Gods I fucking predicted this. The motor heads need the vroom vroom or they won't make the green transition. Now, it is legally required for electric cars to make a sound so they don't sneak up on blind folks. Why not make it a cool sound that isn't obnoxious?

sab ,
@sab@kbin.social avatar

Now I'm imagining "In the Hall of the Mountain King" playing increasingly fast and loud as the car sneaks up on a half deaf person.

Dippy ,
@Dippy@beehaw.org avatar

Okay but I want that so bad now

Teon ,
@Teon@kbin.social avatar

My masculinity is so fragile I must have vroom vroom to let the world know how "manly" I am.
I really must you guys.
You guys, I'm sooper MANLY!

ArmoredThirteen ,

So I hate loud cars (well, all cars) and this idea is so stupid to me. That said, if it gets some people who would have bought an ICE because they can't live without pissing off the neighborhood to instead buy an EV, I guess that's net better. I've got more important things to get upset over

Assian_Candor ,

Good take actually

delirious_owl ,
@delirious_owl@discuss.online avatar

No, fuck EV cars too.

Dreizehn ,
@Dreizehn@kbin.social avatar

I understand why electric vehicles should emit a noise at low speeds for blind people. However do not allow those fucking fart can noises.

evasive_chimpanzee ,

This is sound played through the speakers into the car, most likely, not sound played outside of it for the blind

flamingo_pinyata ,

Remember when Ferrari was a technological pioneer rather than gimmick manufacturer.

If you want to know what an electric sports car should be like look at Rimac.

clay_pidgin ,

I'll never forgive Rimac for almost killing my Hamster.

aodhsishaj ,

Lucid out of Arizona also

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