Noise levels on red line

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

Has anyone used a sound meter to measure the noise level on the red line between Harvard Sq and Alewife? Especially, between Harvard Sq and Davis Sq? I bet it's more than 110 dBs. If one takes the T twice a day, for extended periods of time, I bet that one incurs hearing damage, especially in the low frequency ranges. Clearly, there are more important issues the MBTA is dealing with, but if the noise levels are above what sound exposure regulations permit, I'd say that customers should know about it.

Comments

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

I would certainly be curious to know that information. I frequently find the Red Line noise painfully loud and have taken to plugging my ears as the trains roll into the stations. More and more lately I find myself doing the same during my T commute, too. I think I'm going to keep earplugs on me to use every time I ride.

[ron_newman]

Someone was trying to talk to me tonight on the Harvard Square outbound platform as a train entered the station. I told him that I couldn't hear anything he was saying and he'd have to wait until the train stopped.

Too bad he could not hear you...

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

telling him you could not hear! :)

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Nope, I just really like the photo, and the bird. :) They're so colorful and raucous.

Not quite the same, but...

[squirrelitude]

I *did* see a random parakeet hanging out with starlings and sparrows near Tufts a couple weeks ago:

http://gallery.brainonfire.net/filter/run?tag[Location][]=Somerville,+MA&tag[Content][]=parakeet

Couldn't catch it. Wily little bird. The sparrows were quite curious about it.

Re: Not quite the same, but...

[squirrelitude]

Yeah, my first thought was that it had escaped, and that maybe I could catch it. The problem was that it was hanging out with starlings, who were skittish... and whenever they flew away, so did the 'keet!

However, I wonder if it might overwinter. I know that there are wild parrot flocks in random cities across the US, including San Francisco, New York City, and Chicago. Maybe Boston could support one too?

Anyway, if you click through to one of the photos, you'll see a map in the sidebar.