I know I already covered this particular issue in the 'heatwave' thread, but it's really playing on my mind right now.
Whenever people drive past in cars with souped-up engines and/or exhausts, and/or playing their car stereos full blast with the windows wide open (especially if it's certain types of music that I dislike being played), it really sets me on edge and sometimes even enrages me inside.
As well as near my day centre, certain sad cases have driven around our estate recently blaring out loud music from their stereos with the windows wide open; even certain delivery drivers have been known to get out of their cars or vans leaving them parked on the road with 'gangsta-rap' music blasting out at full volume while at the same time leaving the window(s) wide open and even leaving the keys in the ignition, which can inadvertently pose an opportunity for certain people to steal their vehicle (especially in less desirable areas).
While people playing loud car stereos and driving around in souped-up vehicles is most certainly nothing new, and has actually been going on ever since I can remember (at least during the past 35 years or so since car stereos first started becoming more sophisticated both technically and sonically), I do feel far more sensitive to such things nowadays than ever before, unlike in the past when and where such things mostly just seemed to go over my head.
I seriously can't see what really benefits people from driving souped-up vehicles, playing loud stereos with the windows wide open and all in all kicking up unnecessary din, apart from the obvious thrill of 'showing off' and 'looking 'ard'.
Does anyone else on here feel like this about such things of late, or do you think I'm overreacting and should 'get a life'?