I live in a nice neighbourhood some 100 metres from a main road. Plenty of tree and hedges between me and the road, but at this time of year I’m forced to endure the noise of sport motorbikes and choppers tearing up and down the main road and nearby roundabout leading to the motorway - some of them no doubt are racing around just for ‘fun’ and not even getting from A to B. My house has double glazing, but the sound gets in. It’s pretty much all day long, but especially bad at the weekend. Sometimes I’m woken in the early hours and have sympathy for those living nearer the road.
So…motorcyclists. Whats your opinion of this? I can’t help but think that an inconsiderate minority should not be allowed to disrupt the peace in this way. There are plenty of studies showing that road noise is prejudicial to health (it certainly stresses me out), so any argument that ‘loud bikes are seen bikes’ seems not to take into account the hundreds, if not thousands of people negatively affected by the noise. Risk your own necks by all means, but stop disturbing residents who just want a bit of peace and quiet.
