Show HN: Challenging NYC noise cameras with acoustic physics arguments(nycnoisecameraticket.com)
nycnoisecameraticket.com
Show HN: Challenging NYC noise cameras with acoustic physics arguments
https://nycnoisecameraticket.com
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Hey HN,
I built nycnoisecameraticket.com to help drivers fight the new automated noise tickets in NYC.
The Engineering Challenge:
NYC is deploying microphone arrays to pinpoint loud cars. But NYC is also a "concrete canyon." Sound reflects, reverberates, and amplifies.
The Dispute Strategy:
My tool generates defenses based on the limitations of acoustic triangulation in complex environments.
The "Canyon Effect": Was the reading distorted by a nearby glass building or construction wall?
Ambient Interference: Was there a siren, jackhammer, or subway grate rumble nearby?
Source Ambiguity: How does the camera distinguish your engine from the modified Harley in the next lane?
If the city wants to fine people $800 via algorithm, the algorithm needs to account for physics. My tool helps users demand that proof.