Regular users of line 13 are familiar with the unpleasant noise of this metro. Particularly noisy, are the decibels recorded on certain sections dangerous for your eardrums in the long run?
Some Parisian metros are terribly unpleasant to borrow, not for their delay or their crowds (whatever), but for the noise that they generate while driving! If line 8 is certainly on the podium, the ligne 13 wins the trophy by far, with a sound level of 102 decibels on the section near Gare Saint-Lazare, according to our colleagues from Parisian ! A real nuisance for everyday users, but is it dangerous in the long run?
By tossing its passengers through the capital, line 13 emits shrill noiseswhich sometimes last several seconds and quickly become unbearable for our eardrums. 102 decibels is simply equivalent to a chainsaw or a rave party, unlike the RER A vacuum cleaner, measured at 65.36 dB. The light blue line explodes all records, on the station side, but also between Carrefour-Pleyel and St-Denis as well as between Basilique St-Denis and St-Denis Université with 101 decibels.
According to the director of Bruit parifFanny Mietlicki, there are risks from 80 decibels, and immediate damage such as tinnitus or deafness from 105 decibels. Jean-Luc Puel, former director of the Montpellier Neuroscience Institute, adds to the Parisian that for a 30 minute journey, “it's not dangerous“, but that the “peaks during braking” are.
So you won't go deaf with line 13, but don't hesitate to put on your headphones to reduce the discomfort! According to Bruit parif, nine months of healthy life are lost because of the noise in the area, on average, which generates stress and aggression. Nuisances which should be reduced in the future by changing the oldest rolling stock, by 2030…
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