Not all car noise is equal though. I ride a bike regularly along an 8 lane freeway. It’s pretty amazing how hundreds if not thousands of cars go by and it’s mostly a blur of white noise. But every now and then a jackass with a loud exhaust goes by and it’s a completely different level of annoyance.
The white noise still causes stress. I remember vividly how peaceful everything was during the Covid lockdowns when almost no cars were on the road. You suddenly could hear the wind, birds and other sounds you normally don’t hear.
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Not all car noise is equal though. I ride a bike regularly along an 8 lane freeway. It’s pretty amazing how hundreds if not thousands of cars go by and it’s mostly a blur of white noise. But every now and then a jackass with a loud exhaust goes by and it’s a completely different level of annoyance.
The white noise still causes stress. I remember vividly how peaceful everything was during the Covid lockdowns when almost no cars were on the road. You suddenly could hear the wind, birds and other sounds you normally don’t hear.
That's 5 times a day minimum on the street in front of my house. It's enough to interrupt conversations.
I just don't get the appeal.. maybe hearing your RPMs to know when to shift? Even that would be overkill to the extreme.
It’s the audible equivalent of “being seen”. Commanding the attention of others around them feels good to some people.