You may have noticed that we talk a fair share about bikes, and the tragic death of a B.U. student Christopher Weigl last week had several of us chatting about the how the incident put us on edge. We ...

Ringing a bike bell to warn off a car driver is worse than doing nothing, because at least doing nothing won’t make you feel angry and impotent. Honking a car horn, on the other hand, will make a ...

If you have spent time in India and boggled at the sheer scale of traffic noise - convinced that horns on Indian vehicles honk at a higher volume than those back home - it appears you were quite right ...

Each city has its own distinctive soundscape, from birds and radios to trains and ambulances. For Delhi residents the backdrop of rush-hour traffic is causing noise pollution so serious that experts ...

Anyone who rides a bicycle in any sort of urban environment knows the dangers of inattentive motorists. That tiny bell on your handlebars is great if you want to get the attention of a pedestrian or ...

On a regular day in Dhaka, a motorcyclist was stuck in a tailback of vehicles on his way from New Eskaton to Moghbazar intersection. He began honking the horn impatiently. Asked why he was doing so, ...