Are we just cranks?

[Peter Donnelly <skookum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is in response to some questions about how isolated we really are in 
our opposition to noise pollution.

The following are the percentages of people responding positively to 
questions in the survey conducted by the Vancouver Urban Noise Task Force. 
The full report is available at 
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/citynoisereport/index.htm.

Ticket owners of barking dogs		72
Impound barking dogs			54
Restrict Sunday mowing			54
Prohibit leafblowers			31
Increase no. of quiet parks		70
Reduce siren volume			37
Allow police entry to disable alarms	73

Is noise a problem? Frequently 25, occasionally 30, seldom 28, never 17. 
(Higher for city core.)


Peter Donnelly
Right to Quiet Society
http://www.islandnet.com/~skookum/quiet/




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