The "T" Is Bad For Your Health

I never realized just how loud Boston's transit system was until a recent trip to Chicago, where my "El" ride seemed considerably more quite than my frequent trips on the "T". I noticed how much of a difference having the "El" trains outside made, where the sound can simply escape into the sky instead of reverberating through narrow brick tunnels like the ones under ol' Boston.

Come to find out... Boston's "T" is actually dangerously loud. Candice Novak found several places throughout Boston's subway system where noise reached unhealthy levels between 85 and 100 decibels. She also pointed out, that the risk of suffering permanent hearing loss significantly increases when you turn up your Ipod to tune out the train noise. It's a great article, so check it out.