Don't you hate loud motors?

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Most car engine sounds don't bother me, only the ones that don't seem to have the silencer working properly. AFAIK it's illegal in the UK to drive a car without a working silencer, but nobody seems to stop them. Anyway the engine noise is usually drowned out by the noise from their in-car muzak - usually that pounding hip-hop stuff. But I live on a cul-de-sac that's reasonably far away from the main road, and I stay in the back of the house, so I'm usually fairly well insulated from the worst of it.

But there are a lot of other noisy motors these days. Back in the day most jobs were done by hand, but nowadays people can't seem to stir a cup of coffee without using a gadget that has a motor in it.

I can not handle loud motors or strong bass in music. Unfortunately, ear plugs and head phones are not enough, if it is loud enough, because I can feel the vibrations move through my spine. An MRI was the worst. They warned me about possibly feeling claustrophobic and an "unpleasant" noise, but I have no problems with small spaces and I thought ear plugs would be enough for "unpleasant" noises. But the noise was so painfully loud and unpredictable; the vibrations moved up and down my spine and to my head, making me dizzy; and the vibration caused heat along my back. And they never bothered to let me know how much longer it was going to take, so it felt like it was going to go on forever. Torture!

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I absolutely hate them, and when they start, my first impulse is to get the hell away.The sound actually frightens me.

I dislike loud motorcycles. They scare the crap out of me, particularly when the rider suddenly revs the motor next to me.

When this occurs, one or more of the following happens:
- My body jerks/jumps
- My heart starts racing rapidly
- I make a sound indicating I was startled (“aaaah”)

I find them distracting while I'm walking & it's really annoying when they get close to me.

I like the sound of a loud motor, so long as I'm not really close to it. But I don't like it when people keep revving their engines obnoxiously. Our neighbors used to come and go at all times of the night doing that.

A sudden, loud noise can be really disorienting, but sometimes there is nothing more soothing than a continuous loud noise, such as an air conditioner with a really loud compressor.

Yes I do.
I don't like loud motorcycles or fancy cars with loud engines. Many argue that they look nice, but the noise of them is so loud and irritating that I turn away from the attraction.
Buses and lorries are OK because they are big vehicles and don't have that sharp sound like motorcycles do.

It's horrible when you're at a bus stop and your bus is really late so you begin getting agitated, and every time something loud passes by you wince, because when you are feeling agitated everything annoys you more than usual.

I remember when I was 14 I was walking with my mum, and I was in a really bad mood. Then this car zoomed by with a really loud engine, and as it changed gear it kind of revved, making it even more louder, and because of my bad mood, I couldn't handle it and I kind of let out a loud cry (or more like a loud whine). My mum looked at me in anger as if to say ''oh you big baby!''

Glad I grew out of that behaviour. But loud engines still annoy me.

Does anybody like the sound of loud motors? Loud anything usually bothers me. I've always hated motorcycles, I've always hated stupid people who boom the bass so long it rattles my windows too.

Loud motor vehicles gotta be hated.

I grew up around drag racing. So a loud high-performance V-8 actually sounds good to me. Motorcycles and trucks don't do anything for me, though, and hopped-up Hondas are downright annoying.

Of course I don't want to hear any of them when relaxing at home.

I don't have extreme reactions (NT with average hearing), but the loud staccato engines that some stuck-in-the-70s losers pound their way through neighborhoods and commercial districts in are physically irritating to me and emotionally infuriating. Yes, it's a free country, blah, blah, but there's absolutely no need for them in such places. Even the massive 18-wheelers, snow plows, dump trucks and so on are less annoying and unpleasant to me, and they actually do the community some good.

On the other hand, the smoother, deeper rumble of an airplane, military jet engine, or space shuttle--from a safe distance or via TV--does something to me that I can't quite explain. I suppose those sounds appeal to me because of the pleasant associations I have with them (those F-18s aren't gunning for me!) but there's also something about the physical sensation that is...sultry? Of course, I know that if I were hyper-sensitive, it might very well be torture, so I'm thankful that I can smile back at my husband as our plane gains altitude, cuz we're both feeling that subtle thrill.

Over the years, I've become more and more aware of the effect different sounds, including natural ones, have on me at certain times, and have become more mindful of how and when I might benefit from certain sounds and certain sorts of quietude. It's nice to be able to control some aspects of my day with, say, a great song or a quiet ride home.....until that b@$+@~& in the greased-up tar grinder shatters it all.

Compression based, forced induction and asymmetrical motors all have very unique 'notes' when throttled up. As a gearhead, I think only a select few internal combustion motors compare to what aerospace can do for us. A good i5/6 or V8 still rarely stacks up to a Soyuz.

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In the last couple of months, my neighborhood has really gone downhill. Not only are there motorcycles (and cars that are so badly in need of a tune up that they sound like motorcycles!) but barking dogs as well. And for some reason, fireworks are set off every night?! It's such noise pollution I can't even hear myself think. It's so unbearable I've actually started turning my basement into my bedroom. There, I can't hear anything. It's a cement foundation and no sound gets through that. It's the only way I can stay in this house in this neighborhood.

I don't like it when motorcycles approach and pass me on the highway.