Forum: Spare a thought for those affected by noise
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I refer to the Opinion piece “ What price some quiet time at home?
People usually talk about air and water pollution, but noise pollution is no less important.
I have been harping on the issue of noise caused by motorcycles and other vehicles.
When these motorbikes or cars are driven inside HDB estates or inside carparks, the sound is amplified many times, and can even be heard by those on the 10th floor. Some riders of two-wheelers enjoy revving their machines loudly and startling the people around.
In our estate, a biker makes loud noises every morning, waking up everyone at 4.30am. He just doesn’t care about the noise he makes and the disturbance it causes.
There is no good reason why the public has to tolerate such annoying noise made by inconsiderate people.
I think it is time the authorities revisited the policies on noise so that people like us can enjoy some peace.
Ramamurthy Mahesh Kumar
