EXCESSIVE NOISE

Hawera Star, Volume L, 14 February 1931, Page 13

EXCESSIVE NOISE

I One of the worst abominations of I modern life is excessive noise. The I nuisance is more prevalent, of course, in the cities than in the country, but when some motor-cyclists start off on a week-end jaunt the open spaces are often no better off in this respect than the urban areas. Motor-car manufacturers and motor-cycle manufacturers have for long been aware of the position and so it is that every year quieter gear-baxes and quieter engines make their appearance. it may yet happen that motor traffic will one day be even quieter than horse transport, but that desirable state of unairs seems to be some distance away at the moment. it is a pity that as much attention iias not been given to the question of eliminating noise ny Ihe manufacturers of motor-trucks, .some of which make a fearful noise. it is remarkable, too, the speed at which some of them travel. Sometimes, for instance, one of these vehicles is nu t on a narrow hill road and when the driver realises that there is a ear behind him he accelerates with a great amount of noise to keep ahead, without worrying about the harm he might be doing to the engine.