Does the historical centre of Radom should be a "resonant box" for roaring engines?The inhabitants of the 19th century mediate Town of Radom have had enough.
The thought called "Silent Midtown Night" is not only a postulate – it is simply a conflict for an simple right to sleep children, parents and seniors. While the city centre should be vibrant with social life, warm evenings turn into an arena for modified exhausts, from which even closed windows do not protect.
Architecture that increases the nightmare
Radom is simply a city with a rich history, with about 180 1000 inhabitants. Its heart is simply a unique 19th-century feathered building – a kind of urban planning that was not continued in the second Poland, in the Polish People's Republic, or in the contemporary III Poland. However, this compact building structure has its dark acoustic side.
Narrow streets with tall facades work like resonance box.
The acoustic wave from the motor silencer or car does not disperse, but hits the facades of historical buildings, multiplying by echo. What is just sound in the open is becoming a physical attack on the audience's eardrums in Radom City.
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Noise Mathematics: From road to Starting Plane
The numbers do not lie, and the standards for downtown are drastically exceeded:
- Standard for the city centre: It should oscillate within the limits 55-65 dB.
- T. Kościuszko Park parameters: They should be even lower to warrant regeneration in green.
- Motor permissible noise: That's okay. 96 dB (equivalent to the sound on the highway).
- Modified silencers: They even make 120 dB – is the sound level accompanying the launch of the jet aircraft.
The biggest problem is the driver behavior. Even while maintaining permissible speeds (zone of residence 20 km/h), they decision at advanced engine speeds, frequently with the clutch pressed, intentionally generating maximum noise.
This phenomenon is peculiarly onerous at night erstwhile 1 device can pull thousands of people out of sleep on respective streets at once.
History of the administrative “wall”
Attempts to focus on the city council of Radom have been going on for years and match the fight against windmills:
- 2022: Proposal for a Citizens' Budget – no success in voting.
- 2024 year: The application rejected by officials due to alleged "copyright infringement", even though the applicant and the thought were the same as before.
- 2025: Ineffective correspondence with the City Council and municipal institutions.
One breakthrough took place in the Department of Environmental Protection of the Municipal Office (formerly the royal city of Jagielloni), who "pity" over residents and asked the police to usage the sonometer more frequently. It's an crucial motion that we thank you for, but it's inactive a halfway house.
Police will only choice up those above 96 dB, and the problem is the fact that loud machines enter into a tight building at night.
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Join us!Solution: 6 streets, 8 hours, a pinch of courage
Residents do not request complete closure of the city for vehicles not adapted to acoustic requirements. The proposal is rational and proven in cities like Poznań, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Rzeszów or Częstochowa. The point is:
- Limiting the entry of motorcycles in hours of silence (22:00 – 6:00).
- Prohibition covering only 6 key streets of Śródmieście.
The Radom authorities treat the centre as an “unwanted child”, bypassing it in key decisions.
Meanwhile, the alleged four-tracks with modified exhausts joined motorcycles in 2025. The impunity of sound is increasing.
Appeal to Organization and People of Good Will
We bounced off the administrative wall. As residents of downtown, we ask: What is simply a city if not his heart? Are suburbs more crucial than the historical center?
We address investigation institutes, NGOs and another cities who have managed to win the fight for silence: How do we convince the authorities to act? possibly a joint social action raising awareness of drivers and decision-makers is the last chance for Radom? Let's not let Midtown become just a night race.
