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Tag: road

Where a small waterfall and a lot of trees damp the noise

Last Summer, I stayed in the Walloon Condroz area (Belgium, Europe) for the weekend. I had the time to take … More

2019, Ardennen, Ardennes, Belgium, car, cascade, condroz, damp, damping, Europe, fields, forrest, hiking, hills, mountain, noise, path, quiet, road, silence, silent, summer, trail, tree, trees, walk, wallonia, walloon, water, waterfall, wood

E-driving to the office reduces engine noise harassment

Recently I started to take the other company car to drive to the office. I also prefer to use this … More

3i, BMW, car, city, driving, electric, engine, noise, noise harassment, office, quiet, road, silence, silent, traffic

Honey, are you going to put our boat in the garage?

No joke. This boat is laying alongside a little pier on the coast of Saaremaa (Estonia, Europe) near the Baltic … More

Baltic Sea, cars, estonia, Europe, island, noise, pier, port, road, Saaremaa, sea, silent, sound, sunk, water

Silent island of Saaremaa in Estonia

It’s the second time I am on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia (Europe). It’s a wonderful place, one of … More

estonia, Europe, fields, island, Kuressaare, road, Saaremaa, silence, silence diary, silent, trees, walk, walking, wind

Small streets of Brussels not beneficial for sound levels

I was trying to find that old train picture for the other blog post, just a minute ago. That’s when … More

Belgium, Brussels, bus, cars, engines, fuel, Galleries Saint Hubert, gasses, inner city, noise, pedestrian, road, silence, sound, street, traffic, truck, walking

City of Ghent tests new road surface for less sound

Many people think the sound of the car comes mainly from the engine. At low speed that is definitely true, … More

asphalt, Belgium, coverage, Europe, Flanders, Ghent, less noise, major road, noise reduction, road, road surface, test, test project

This driver did not live to tell it … I still remember the sound more than 30 years later

One of the pictures I found yesterday in the folder of my dad’s little anti-noise action, shows a truck that … More

Antwerp, brakes, container, E10, E19, highway, home, main road, noise, R11, road, room, screeching, silence, silence diary, silent, sound, squealing, study, tires, traffic, truck, victim, Wilrijk

Open sky, louder background noise

This morning the sky was clear. It was a lot colder than last week. A beautiful dawn. So I stepped … More

ars, atmosphere, clear sky, Flanders, house, main road, major road, morning, N42, noise, rear garden, road, silence, silent, sky, sound, street, traffic, trucks, volume, Zottegem

Some cars make less noise than others

I am in Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands now. Somewhere between Rotterdam and the Dutch coast. Close before sunset … More

car, cars, engine, highway, holland, main road, major road, noise, road, Rotterdam, silence, silent, sound, the netherlands, tires, truck

Idyllic yet noisy town

Tonight I had dinner in Kraainem. First time ever. I had heard the name many times before, and now I … More

airplane, Belgium, Brussels, city, city center, Europe, highway, Kraainem, main road, noise, pressure, restaurant, road, sound, street, terrace, Zaventem

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