But the most significant change in modern science is not just about the amount of noise, but how we experience it. Noise is no longer understood solely as a problem that affects hearing, it is also recognised as a systemic environmental pollutant. Transport noise is now one of the leading environmental cause of illness in Europe, second only to air pollution.
Hi vis clothing only matters when they actually see you, which they dont, because they’re looking at their phones. Noise otoh, may make them actually fucking look.
Sincerely, a motorcyclist.