Posts Tagged ‘Highway’
April 30th, 2022 | 
Author: Date: April 16th, 2022
Location and Time: Northern State Parkway, 6:27am
Far Sounds: Truck honking in the distance, distant engine revving, trees blowing in the wind, ambulance siren going
Medium Sounds: Blinker going, back of the car shaking, truck driving by, train horn honking
Close Sounds: “Fantasy” by Mariah Carey playing quietly, my car engine revving, the car going over bumps, car coming to screeching stop in front of me
Sound Description/Level: busy, morning rush
One Word Description: Rushing
Most Important Sounds: blinker, “Fantasy”, car coming to a screeching stop
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I-95 toward Bridgeport, March 15, 2019, 8 pm
Far: police car with sirens on the other side of the highway
Medium: whoosh as other cars pass
Close: radio in the background (the way words are incomprehensible when you’re not really listening), tires against the road, general hum of the engine
Sound level: relatively high, sound coming from everywhere
One word: moving
Essential sounds: police sirens, radio, engine
Thursday 2/12/15 LIE (note: I didn’t close my eyes during this observation as I was driving)
Farthest sounds: Diesel engine noise of Tractor Trailer next to me, general highway hum.
Medium sounds: Engine hum of my new Fiat 500, Rrrrrrr of tires rolling on the pavement, Wind passing over the car.
Closest Sounds: “Walk on the Wild Side” blasting from my radio and the faint voice of the “Waze” app woman telling how miles to my exit coming from my phone.
Sound Level: LOUD. I enjoy blasting my stereo in the car.
One Word Description: Driving
Three essential sounds: Radio, Tire noise, and Traffic noise.