27,000: Cost, in $US, of a “noise-monitoring camera” purchased by the city of Knoxville, Tennessee
25: The distance, in feet, it is illegal in Florida for sound from your vehicle to be audible
244: Number of sound level meters purchased by police in Delhi, India, to fight noise pollution
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¹Footnotes
Knoxville: knoxnews.com. Florida: motorbiscuit.com. Delhi: timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
Originally published in the July 25, 2022, edition of the This Week in Sound email newsletter. Get it in your inbox via tinyletter.com/disquiet.