Passers-by look up at the sky, intrigued by this new kind of radar, hung on a lamppost in rue d'Avron (20th century).
Four microphones and three cameras to capture the image of the noisiest vehicle plates.
"That's new," says Denis, a former taxi driver.
It's very beautiful, it's wonderful.
If Denis is so happy to see that this radar has just been installed, it's because he can't take the noise anymore.
“All my life I have worked in the noise of engines, he explains, recalling his life at the wheel of his taxi.
These are mechanical noises, which interfere with your nervous system.
"It's a daily embarrassment abounds Valérie.
It's hard to find a quiet moment, we realized that during confinement.
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Noise is a public health problem.
“When the noise is excessive, it represents an over-solicitation of our brain which generates the secretion of stress hormones, explains Raphaël Heinzer, Chief Medical Officer of the Center for Investigation and Research on Sleep in Switzerland.
This stress hormone has adverse effects on health.
The installation of this radar is a response from the town hall of Paris to what has "long been a blind spot in city policy" justifies the deputy for transport and mobility, David Belliard (EELV).
The anti-noise radar will only issue its first fines in 2023 after an approval phase.
He will verbalize vehicles exceeding the authorized standards of 85 or 90 dB.