Where have you been that both has few drivers and is quiet? The lower population density that is made possible by driving reduces noise much more than cars increase it. I can’t think of anywhere I’ve been that was quiet but not car-reliant.
You underestimate how much noise cars make. I’m 20 meters from my neighbors and I never hear a peep. Meanwhile, I’m a kilometer from the highway and I can hear always hear it at least a little bit (and a lot when the wind is in my direction). So you have to go really low density, like 1 house per square kilometer and 5 kilometers of dirt road before even reaching a regional road, to go quieter than this, but… unsurpisingly, not many people live there.
Where have you been that both has few drivers and is quiet? The lower population density that is made possible by driving reduces noise much more than cars increase it. I can’t think of anywhere I’ve been that was quiet but not car-reliant.
You underestimate how much noise cars make. I’m 20 meters from my neighbors and I never hear a peep. Meanwhile, I’m a kilometer from the highway and I can hear always hear it at least a little bit (and a lot when the wind is in my direction). So you have to go really low density, like 1 house per square kilometer and 5 kilometers of dirt road before even reaching a regional road, to go quieter than this, but… unsurpisingly, not many people live there.