FRANK PARDUSKI SENIOR could arguably qualify as the world’s first anti-noise martyr. He died on 5 June in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, while attempting to slow down a 19-year-old motorcyclist who had been speeding back and forth outside Parduski’s house. On impact, the 82-year-old was thrown 10 metres and died at the scene from multiple injuries.
Parduski’s death came as a result of his sheer frustration at being subjected to unwanted noise. However, alarming new evidence from the World ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ Organization (WHO) suggests that thousands more people around the world may be dying prematurely or succumbing to disease through the more insidious effects of chronic noise exposure.…
