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Loud cars. So fucking lame.
And loud motorcycles.
And the ice cream truck playing jingles. I am not a fan of people driving trucks into neighbourhoods and playing loud music to advertise.
Another reason to look forward to electric vehicles! Imagine a world 20 years from now where the noise is vanishing, the gasoline/deisel smell is only for the diehards going to that one remaining service station that still sells it, no more visible emissions from cars or rolling coal!
Or motorcycles in the city.
Or motorcycles in the street in front of your house/apartment. It's so fucking annoying.
The resonator on my old car blew out and sounded obnoxiously loud for like a month, I felt like such a dork commuting it to work. I genuinely felt so happy to have it quietened again.
I don't think these people necessarily think it's cool either. They want attention and to annoy people, which is what they get.
I’m a semi car guy and I made my car “louder” on purpose. It wasn’t for attention or to make girls wet. It was literally because I liked the sound, and it’s less restrictive, which means more horsepower.
I get that some are obnoxious, and I’m not saying they’re not doing it for attention. But, some of us just want to enjoy our car.
Not some. It is obnoxious. The reason why doesn't matter.
You suck
So it's justifiable to irritate those around you and be obnoxious as long as you are enjoying yourself. Got it.
some?
lol you probably think your shitwagon spewing hydrocarbon exhaust doesn't count, get fucked. made car louder on purpose is a cute way of saying "I intentionally circumvented the engine's efficiency in order to VROOM VROOM LOUDER" because that's what your doing.
Enjoy tinnitus, shame you couldn't keep it and your exhaust bullshit to yourself.
Future generations are going to despise this one - we had all the knowledge needed, just couldn't motivate fuckwits to give up their vroom vroom for the sake of the ONE LIVABLE BIOSPHERE IN THE UNIVERSE WE HAVE ACCESS TO.
Selfish doesn't even begin to describe it.
There are ways to enjoy cars off public roads and away from private residences.
you keep the exhaust to yourself too? how many spare atmospheres do you think we have?
I drive electric, so...yes?
good for you. the one you're replying to doesn't.
also I'd wager there's some non-renewable energy being used when you charge either at home or away, and even then, motoring for fun is releasing tons of other shit (particulates from your tires) - maybe time to find a new 'hobby'
transportation as entertainment.... what a world
I don't know what world you live in, where all your hobbies are so perfect that they don't have any adverse effects at all to the world at large.
But God forbid, someone enjoys something you don't.
You could extend that holier-than-thou attitude to your hobby of posting on the Internet from a device that releases tons of other shit from its manufacturing process and the electricity that powers it - maybe time to find a new 'hobby'
Transportation as entertainment? Yes. Have you ridden a rollercoaster or even a bike?
For sure. Given that public roads are the most horrendously undertaxed public resources out there, it’s especially irritating when folks go out of their way to use them in the most self serving fashion imaginable.
Private tracks exist. They don’t mind engine noise.
I could get behind this. And let's be honest, half of them are just living out their child choo choo fantasies, we can let them have the funny hat and be 'conductors'. they just have to fund their own bullshit and remediation for same.
if they can afford to modify their car for shittier performance in order to be louder, then their ability to afford an ev is moot. they'd rig it to spew some other pollutant.
I'm not harassing anyone. Harassing them would be throwing dogshit on their pavement princess jacked up 4x4 bullshit. harassment would be caltrops in their driveway so they can focus on revving it in their driveway for a few more weekends.
Get it through your skull: Calling people out on their admitted bullshit, when IT'S LITERALLY KILLING THE ONLY ATMOSPHERE WE HAVE, is not harassment
RE: CORPS - WHY NOT BOTH?
Why let individuals off for their wretched decisions when they KNEW and were repeatedly informed what they were doing was disgusting, inefficient, counterproductive, it's shit neighbor, it scares kids and animals, fuck why can't they ever be fucking blamed for the STUPID DECISIONS THEY MAKE?
Because I can juggle both those concepts in my head, it's pretty straightforward even. Give it a go.
You need to put this rage in a place that will be more productive.
buy me an atmosphere free of your bullshit and I'll consider it posthaste.
oh, wait
you can't.
Bro we're not Exxon, figure it out.
you're not a petrochemical company you just fuck up your rides to give the petrochemical companies MORE FUCKING MONEY.
you're not a petrochemical company you just don't care enough about your kids to do the right thing.
you're not a petrochemical company you can't be held responsible for your stupid fucking choices?
yeah, you're not a petrochemical company, but I suspect you spent way too much time around leaded fuel to have the brainpower to know utter stupidity from simple common decency.
bro, figure it out for fucks sake
Yeah so if you scroll up a bit, you'll see that I didn't say anything about a car. I was speaking on how much negative energy you're throwing at internet strangers for comparatively inconsequential shit.
You seriously need to evaluate why you're speaking to me and others like this. We're not your enemies, but unfortunately we're also not your friends because you can't win anyone over talking to them like this.
You're making it easier for these companies to fuck us over because you're directing all of your anger and resentment to us to divide, when you could unite and overcome it. Those emotions can be useful, but they aren't like this.
seriously?
forreal bro?
I'm making it easier for these companies, not the fuckwits buying gasoline then running it through shitmod shitwagons huh?
you're a concern troll or intellectually challenged. keep your analysis of my emotions for your own uses, I give zero fucks. hold on, let me throw more negative energy at you, wub wub wub wub
blocking.
"I give zero fucks" but also, I get sensitive when someone points out my shitty behavior, I give so much of a fuck about it I'm going to block them instead feeling like they might be right.
When you change the world by yourself by being rude to people online, please do let me know.
You can't block everyone.
Also, you're an asshole.
I just want to know where it comes from holy shit lol I feel like I'm losing my mind talking with people like this until someone else comes along to witness it with me.
have some negative vibes too. wub wuuuub.
Petroheads aren't going to be convinced through love and good vibes. The vroom vroom idiots are putting your kids lives in danger, if you had half a brain you'd be incandescently angry.
But sure good luck with the hugs and love, it's worked great for 40 years. Pfft. I might be an asshole, but you're a chump.
Oh, you're just a troll, or a very poorly written bot.
This is way too obnoxious, out of touch, and ignorant to be a real person.
You can't block everyone, but everyone can block you.
Sounds like you need to be ignored and put in your place.
As long as you're happy, I guess.
Exactly this. That’s why I installed an aftermarket exhaust when I did it on a previous car
I'm about two months into owning a fully-electric vehicle (not a Tesla, thank goodness), and I have a hard time getting over how wonderfully quiet it is. And it's one of the qualities I couldn't wait to experience.
Even worse with motorcycles. Seems like most people own motorcycles specifically for "fun" (waste fuel and make noise).
And just generally being loud. Even regular cars can be loud if you drive like an asshole.
Motorcycles I can kind of understand. Some people believe that making their cycle loud makes it more “visible” to other drivers, helping to prevent accidents. I don’t think there’s been any studies to prove this, but I can understand why people buy into it.
Yet they always wear dark colors. Hmm…
At that point you probably shouldn't drive a motorcycle. If you're only doing it because of money (fuel efficiency + vehicle price), there are quite a few cheap, small cars nowadays and even the flimsiest of those are still safer than a motorcycle. If you're just doing it because driving a motorcycle is fun, you're the problem.
The general issue is that it's actually pretty hard to drive a motorcycle quietly, because the motor kind of has to be small (necessitating high rpm to get to speed)(unless you're going for something expensive and impractical) and there's not an entire chassis around it to dampen the sound like in a car. If you don't insist on driving quietly and using one of the quieter types of motorcycles, you're pretty much guaranteed to be loud enough to be annoying.
For real. Every time my partner and I go on a walk and some jackass roars by I sarcastically yell "Oh my God, I'm so wet now!"