today we rode bart and armed with this meter that measures loudness in decibels to find out. here at the montgomery station you get 80 to 85 decibels when the train rolls in, which is about the same loudness level as traffic. that level isn't too bad but in the transbay that where things get louder. in here sound being greeted by the train on the tracks reflects off the narrow concrete tunnel and back towards the cars where the riders are. we had the meter in hand for the whole ride across the bay. the most of the ride was close to 100 decibels which is a level tha hearing damage can occur when your exposed to that level of noise for a prolonged period of time. to give you an idea of how m m m mh train is what levels of lead in the west oakland platform and here's what they are, like a parking lot off the station where the level struck down to the 70's. keep in mind, a ride across the bay is only 10 minutes long that length of exposure may not be enough to cause any damage but you can always wear earplugs while riding a train. in san francisco daniel kron 4 news. >> work has

today we robards and armed with this meter that measures loudness in decibels to find out.ere at montgomery station you get 80 to 85 decibels when the train rolls in which is about the same loudness level as traffic. that level isn't too bad but in a trance bay to that's where things get louder. in here some being greeted by the train on the tracks reflects off the narrow concrete tunnel every back towards the cars were writers are. we had mitterrand for the whole ride across the bay-the most of the ride was close to 100 decibels which is a level that hearing damage can occur when you're exposed to the level noise for prolonged period of time jury to give you an idea of how much things change once dropped the train is what levels of lead in the west oakland platform and here's what they're like a parking lot of the station where the level struck down to the '70s. keep in mind a ride across the bay is only tenants longs of the length of exposure may not be enough to cause any damage but you always wear earplugs while riding a train carried in san francisco daniel kron 4 news

the quietest ride southbound at hayward station came in at 37 decibels. the 73 decibels. a study named the system the quitest in the country. >>> a man who had the whole bay area watching him yesterday says he is not done scaling buildings. dan goodwin from north lake tahoe climbed the millennium tower in san francisco on labor day. he calls himself "skyscraperman" or spider dan. he is trying to raise the awareness of cancer and terrorism to skyscrapers. >> i felt like it was my moral obligation to do something about it because i feel that our country is really vulnerable to another attack. and that's why i climbed. hey, look, i'm not a terrorist. don't worry about me, i'm not going to commit suicide. this is about something much higher than that. doing it for all the cancer survivors out there all the people fighting for cancer, i wanted to be the rallying call. >> it took goodwin 3.5 hours to reach the top and police were waiting. they arrested him. he received two misdemeanor citations. he says he will climb again, but not saying where. >>> the president with new plans

[ laughter ] >> it's loud. >> reporter: they mushed decibels at 100. that's the sound of a jackhammer. >> this train -- any train system in the country is gonna make noise. >> reporter: but not loud enough for a sustained period of time to cause hearing damage. the a study says a person -- a study says a person would have to be subjected to these noises for some time before it would take an effect. train operators wear ear devices or ear plugs. b.a.r.t. fights train noise with train noise. b.a.r.t. has two rail grinders to help reduce the noise. they can shave off the track to help amplify the noise. b.a.r.t. says the reason is primarily safety. while none of the track noises are established lock enough to affect people with normal hear, the article does not affect those people who already have hearing problems. in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> accident rates are up for san francisco muni. the san francisco "examiner" reports that buses and trains were involved in about six crashes per every 10,000 miles in april through june. that inc

the reading of 100 decibels, the same as a jack hammer. you can't have a conversation. maybe the reason nobody tried to have one. the high-pitched irritation lasted perhaps a minute, not long enough to cause hearing loss. >> while you go on for hours and hours, this is pretty much 20 or 30-second stretch. >> johnson says the high-pitched screech is caused by the trains rolling over tiny ripples in the tracks which is caused by steel on steel and most prevalent where the elevation changes. bart riders talk about the jack hammer comparison. >> and that's a good analogy, definitely. jack hammer. >> definitely. >> jack hammer? well, i mean, it's hard to hold a conversation. so but that's kind of extreme. i wouldn't describe it as that loud. >> i live across the street from the bart station and i find it's not so bad living next to it but when i'm in it it's actually worse. >> all right. >> so i would be happy that there would be some improvement in the sound quality. >> these rail grinders purchased a few years ago for $4.5 million each smooth out those noise ripples. it's

while we were on site we measured traffic path bies and trucks and cars to be in the 65 -- the 0e, 65 decibel range. so close to the -- to why the citia is set. the building proposed design, we have now added a -- a -- a two-sided inflatted wall. a two-sided inflated creel to reduce noise as well as a double laminated glazing for the windows facing in that direction. and always have -- also have sound ash soshing treatments on the interior of the -- absorbing on the interior of the space, to reduce the noise in the space. once the project is built, there will be a sound limiter in the surround system this any user would plug into. that would be set and cal operated upon installation. with all of these accuse tall installation devices implemented, our estimate of the worst kiss, we calculated that the noise level at the property line would be 55 to 60 decibel range which meets the criteria and is less than the existing ambient controlled by maximum noise levels from traffic passing by. the goal of the project was first and foremost meet the ordinance as well as not increase the existing noise

the reading of 100 decibels the same as a jack hammer. you can't have a conversation. maybe the reason nobody tried to have one. the high-pitched irritaon lasted perhaps a minute, not long enough to cause hearing loss. >> while you go on for hours and hours, this is pretty much 20 or 30-second stretch. >> johnson says the high-pitched screech is caused by the trains rolling over tiny ripples in the tracks which is caused by steel on steel and most prevalent where the elevation changes. bart riders talk about the jack hammer comparison. >> and that's a good analogy, definitely. jack hammer. >> definitely. >> jack hammer? well, i mean, it's hard to hold a conversation. so but that's kind of extreme. i wouldn't descre it as that loud. >> i live across the street from the bart station and i find it's not so bad living next to it but when i'm in it it's actually worse. >> a right. >> so i would be happy that there would be some improvement in the sound quality. >> these rail grinders purchased a few years ago for $4.5 million each smooth out those noise ripples. it's better

but according to the paper, the levels can reach a hundred decibels.es the intensity of the -- a decibel measures the intensity of sound. the institute says most people would have to be exposed to 91- decibels for two hours straight before hearing damage could set in. now, passengers don't ride that long but train operators do, we talked to one who says he already takes precautions. >> yeah. time after time going through there, i know it must build up. >> reporter: are your ears damaged at all or are they fine? >> not that i know of. some people wear the cups. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says it's already doing something about reducing noise on the tracks. it has two four and a half rail grinders. >> the noise is around the curve. people say well i'm in the straightaway. that's not -- it goes down 140 street and curves on the eastern end. >> reporter: that could be a reason it's loud and the echo of the tube front political doesn't help. some of the noisiest rides were from west oakland to the embarcadero and 24th street to 16th in mission and orinda and roc

he found noise level 90 decibels or louder at 23 locations.ur question of the day, do you think it's too noisy on bart train trains? send us your answers at mornings@cbs5.com. sometimes it gets a little loud. mornings@cbs5.com. we're also on facebook and twitter. >>> coming up, who will benefit most when companies start hiring again? >> and it was so nice around the bay area yesterday, big- time changes in the forecast for today. details coming up. [ male announcer ] we went to germany's nurburgring to challenge ourselves on the most demanding track in the world. with us, in spirit, was every great car that we'd ever competed with. the bmw m5. and the mercedes-benz e63. for it was their amazing abilities that pushed us to refine, improve and, ultimately, develop the world's fastest production sedan. [ engine revving ] the cts-v, from cadillac. the new standard of the world. just brewing up some dunkin' donuts coffee -- want some? [ whoosh! ] i'd love some. one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee. pick some up where yo

i voice decibeled, latino black and white workers. when i arrive, i accidentally grace her sleeve with an excuse me. she pushed me. shouts don't touch me with hate red and what the hell do you think you did to me. the eyes coiled and in denial or at once and set to spring. when my shoulders i bear a gentle but insistent arms and turning from a black man, you don't want to go here. here's your stop. he leads me to the stair well, but no sooner do i begin descending when i feel myself hurtled down my a kick to my back falling and landing up a level on my feet as the door closes with a snicker and the bus pulls away. from my amazement what they do, the latina asks in startled urgency on the sidewalk. and home wards make me realize, i am 72. for the first time in my life. 2. one could i suppose chaplin it a way. how for no reason suddenly one is popped or clobbered with the cane. kicked in the ass for a slap stick for silence. but it just happens, humiliation sounds very depth. just happens, a wound knows no depth of time and not so rando

it has hundred decibels. you can't have a conversation at this noise level. the high pitch irritation lasted perhaps a minute, not long enough to cause hearing loss. >> johnson says the high-pitched screech is caused by the trains going over tiny ripples in the track. bart riders talked about the jackhammer comparison. >> that is a good analogy. >> jam hammers? it's really hard to hold a conversation but that is kind of extreme. i wouldn't describe it as that loud. >> i live across the street from the bart station and i find it's not so bad living to it but when i'm in it it's worse. i would be happy there would be some improvement in the sound quality. >> these rail grinders purchased for $4.5 million each smooth out the ripples. it's still better than anywhere else in the nation. >> we're one of the quietest in the country. >> they don't remove all the noise but for short rides they make it hazard fry. >> and also why the transbay tube may be the worse, there are also decibels in 70s and 80s in other parts of the system. one possible remedy is earplugs. >>>

or louder at 23 locations, which we had to look up, what's 90 decibels, what -- >> hairdryer, lawnmowerrt of thing. >> okay. ipods like 100? >> 115? something like. >> so we asked some bart riders our question of the day. do you think it's too noisy on bart trains? >> tunnels screaming and screeching is ridiculous. i don't know if it's possible for them to fix it but if the technology exists, why not? >> put a little rubber wheels on. >>> our viewers are also weighing in. on at which time e at cruising speeds... this within last d loud. we had johnny last hour. send your comments to mornings@cbs5.com. we're also on facebook and twitter. >>> 6:26. coming up the competition heating up. >> oracle snaps up a ceo from one of its main rivals. >>> and an accused gang member set to face the music accused of shooting a local police officer. there is a silver lining in this case, though. we'll talk about that next. >>> and traffic is really stacking up now as you pass golden gate fields and commute on westbound 80. also busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll have a live look after the break. it

about 100 decibels, that is like a jackhammer as you listen to the bart train in the background speed off that one happens to be going eastbound. take a look at the graphic that we shot, that we made up earlier. we can tell you where it is the worst. according to the bart -- according to the story in the san francisco chronicle the levels along the tracks are worst in the transbay tube and the second worst desbell levels are from 24th street to 16th street in the mission in san francisco. and then from aringed disa to rock ridge. acourting to bart's chief spokesperson it on it erson it earned a top rating. >> one man is in jail after a chase and a crash. this happened after police tried to pull him over for speeding. the driver refused to stop and sped down the parkway before crashing on 28th street. >> he ended up running into the median and disabling his car. he fled from the car. officers gave foot pursuit of the vehicle and he was taken into custody. >> police say they then found a gun in some nearby bushes. a background check revealed the driver was a parolee and was out on bail

p perhaps a yack hammer or something else of 85 decibel but the noise doesn't stay for that level ofime for a long time. so while jack hammer can go on for hours and hours, hours, this is pretty much 20 or 30 seconds stretch. >> according to the chronicle the highest noise level between west oakland and embarcadero station in the transbay tube of course. 24th to 16th and mission street and linda to rock ridge. quietest right from hayward to the south hayward station. >> in education news. first in california. charter school in san francisco will combine on line instruction with traditional teach interthe classroom approach. today abc education reporter lee ann got a good look at the new school. >>reporter: this is california first hybrid school. 80 percent of the instruction will be taught on line and the remaining 20 in a traditional classroom. like any other school students are expected to show up here 5 days a week from 8 to 3. everybody gets to focus on and my daughter still wanted socialization that brick and mortar school gave so quite an easy decision for us. him if this morni

>> i think i would be more comfortable leaving it just as what type, decibel levels or things like that. i could still see a situation -- i don't know, a restaurant is fairly large but wanted to have a little bit of music in a large area. i don't want to tie it to square footage. >> commissioners, if you could just point out, this ordinance, while it references 790.38 in the planning code, it doesn't propose any changes to that. so we would have to recommend either as part of this ordinance or as a separate item of legislation that they amend 790.38 and related codes. so are we asking that they consider that as part of this ordinance, or are we making these comments as part of our recommendation that we will be considering? >> i think we are going to say -- not with this. i think we are recommending it as-is, but we want to give some comments that we would like to, as a commission, work on making some changes and recommendations. we should go ahead and do that. >> i would like to put it out right now that i would be interested in working on this with commissioner dooleyy -- dooley, sinc

is measuring the some of us on a barge and headed across the bay it's averaging about 95 to 100 decibels which is callable were prolonged exposure could cause hearing damage. regular riders could be concerned over these levels. that to this lot is part of the transit system because the narrow concrete tunnel reflects all this on the train creates back towards the riders in the car. if you're still concern you could always get your plugs. in san francisco kron 4 news. >> here in san jose new controversy surrounding the pg&e smart leaders like this one. from a cut one of san jose's growing residents who complained to the utility that this more meters which transmit information back to the utility or interfere with electronic devices such as baby monitors. pg&e said it's looking into the complaints but insists this more meters are not to blame. in san jose kron 4 news. >> in another big story, a major what linda's been restored in the south that the end of the dumbarton bridge the joined a 37 a. site the drive for decades used as a source of salt harvesting into the federal government bough

chronicle" surveyed all 280 miles of bart tracks with a sound meter and found noise levels can reach 100 decibels at some spots. that is the equivalent of a jackhammer. >> when it comes to the final stop your ipod is up so loud it's blasting you can't hear what station is at when you miss it. >> it's ridiculous in the tunnels, screaming and screeching. >> the loudest spot on bart is the transbay tube heading westbound. the ride is nearly as loud between glen park and 24th street mission stations going east. quietest ride you might want to know between hayward and south hayward southbound. bart points out a recent study named the transit system one of the quite esplanade avenue of its kind in the country. >>> some say only in berkeley. a street memorial has sprung up near the spot where a mountain lion was shot and killed. a week ago it was spotted about 2:00 a.m. in a residential area when police shot it in the drive way of a home. they say the public was in danger. but some of the notes at this memorial called the animal innocent and helpless and said it was slain. >>> they become more productiv

it bans any sound of 55 decibels and that's leaf blowers which can be much louder than that.he police have been equipped with noise meters to respond to complaints. violators can be fined up to $500. >> bart will never run with basketball, right? >> right. >> so many reasons. almost 4:38. let's check with mike and get a look at the forecast. that drizzle along the coast that you were telling us about? >> oh, yeah. the higher elevations in the bay area, it is definitely there this morning. watch out. kind of a high factor. the humidity really high compared to where it was just 24 to 48 hours ago. notice the clouds have kept the temperatures up. most of us upper 50s to near 60. 56 san francisco, 53 los gatos for are the coolest spots. compared to 24 hours ago temperatures are actually a little warmer from 1 degree in san francisco, 8 santa rosa, 4 oakland, 5 menlo park. slightly cooler in antioch at 2 and los gatos lost 16 degrees. gives you the idea that the cooler air is there just waiting to descend into our neighborhoods and it will do that this afternoon with breezes and c

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however the institute says most people would have to be exposed to 91 decibels for two hours before hearingage could set in. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: passengers don't ride that long but train operators ride all day long. 1 we talked to says he already takes precautions. >> oh, yeah, time after time, going through there i know it must build up you hoe -- [ inaudible ] >> -- take care of -- >> -- damaged at all or are they fine? >> not that i know of -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- cups you know -- >> -- yeah -- [overlapping speakers] [ inaudible ] >> -- oakland where we are now to the embarcadero, from 24th street to 16th street and and from ray rine da to rock ridge. we will talk to bart about the story. >> there are angry parents in navato this morning after several children were forced to transfer to other schools only two weeks after their first days of class. the problem, overcrowding. school district officials say they overbooked several elementary schools thinking that some students would not show um. but now they have to relocate some of those children to make sure th

bans 55 decibels prohibiting the use of leaf blowers which can be louder than that.have been equipped with noise meters to respond to complaints. >> men, you may want to work on your dance moves. research indicates that men who dance like this are not only considered more attractive but more healthy. >> researchers in england created this animation of what it calls good dancing. the good dancers and a lot of neck and head moves, they also perform better in chemical testing analyzing overall health. that's compared to bad dancers that twitched and shuffled around. the researchers dubbed this dad dancing. (laughter) >> i think we need to watch "dancing with the stars" and get the best dancing. 6:55. let's recap our top stories. police hope a sketch will help lead them to the suspect responsible for a string of arson fires. >> terry mcsweeney live in sunnyvale with the latest. terry? >> investigators say this guy has set 15 fires since may. nine of them last wednesday. all these fires around where i am. old san francisco road and south fair oaks. and now they have a ske

. >> a new survey found noise levels on bart trains can be harmful to your hearing reaching 100 decibelsthe equivalent to a jack hammer. the san francisco chronicle surveyed the entire bart system. officials say much of the noise on bart is caused by steel wheel trains repeatedly rolling over steel rails. a bart spokesman said the agency had a top rating among comparable rail systems nationwide. the worst lines are west oakland to embarcadero stations to mission street. the quietest route, hayward to south hayward station. >> it is 6:07. time to check the forecast. that cooldown mike's been promising us is here. >> and it didn't come gradually. >> this afternoon you'll notice how much different it's going to be. but right now temperatures are running pretty close to where they have been the last couple mornings if not a little warmer. santa rosa, novato 50. 52 menlo park. mid to upper 50s in most neighborhoods to 60 oakland and concord, 62 fairfield, 61 antioch and 61 los gatos. the breezes are what are keeping the temperatures up this morning compared to yesterday morning. 10 degrees wa

it found that noise levels can reach 100 decibels at some spots, the equivalent of a jackhammer. >> when it comes to the final stop your ipod is up so loud it's blasting and you can't hear what station you're at. so you miss it. >> it gets ridiculous in the teenagers. it could just the -- whole screaming and screeching is pretty ridiculous. >> the loudest spot on bart, the transbay tube heading westbound. it's loud between 24th and mission stations east. the quietest is between hayward and south hayward stations southbound. bart points out a recent study named the transit system the quietest in the country. >>> keep your big mac and french fries out of our neighborhood. that's the beef in one bay area neighborhood. but there seems to be a mcdonald's everywhere. mike sugerman has been on the fast food beat lately and he asked, why the food fight? >>> reporter: at the nob hill plaza, shoppers are blessed or cursed with plenty of chain fast-food restaurants, carls junior, quizno's, panda express, gourmet burritos. does it really need a mcdonald's? >> i think it's fine. >> i don't think it's

is noisy, in some spots approaching 100 decibels. part of the reasons that trains don't run 24 hours a day, but b.a.r.t. says they have the tools to fix the problem. >> it's a rail grinder. basically what it does is goes out and grinds these down. those are mike scopic ripples in the rail, and really all it's doing is changing the pitch >> reporter: pitch is what grates on your year and for some it's more than annoying. >> especially with me, i travel with my 3-year-old daughter and the noise is overwhelmingly loud. she covers her ears. it's not a monster, it's thebert train. we're going over tracks and through tunnels. that's what happens when we ridebert, you know. it's loud >> reporter: loudest levels were recorded in the tube from grand park to civic center. b.a.r.t. says those areas have lots of cured of track and where grinding efforts are concentrated. >> we have three-hour windows in the week in which we think you can get out there and can only get about a mile done at a time. 100 full miles of track. fortunately not all of t

were writers are we had the leader ride for the whole ride and most of the ride it was close to 100 decibelsng damage can occur when you're exposed to that label applies for a long time. to give you an idea how much things change, his low levels of like to the platform. and here's our they're like the parking lot will levels drop down to the '70s. keep in mind the red across the bay is only about 10 minutes longer saw the light of the exposure is not enough but you could always wear earplugs when riding a train. >> later in has always been a problem but it is a bigger problem in one bay area city kron4 stanley roberts has more. >> this is a factory beg floating in the bay, and thisrís a 99¢ only store bank also fighting in the bank. i met her anyway rain near the edge to the bay and on the border city of san francisco this has the trash ever and i do mean everywhere. under the street all kinds of trends. along the shoreline more trash like this used bank of junk food and although it does have recycle message it was not. as you get closer to the water you may find what is left as styrofoam co

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a federal law prohibits motorcycles from being allowed within a certain decibel level. trying to enforce the rules! can you hear me now? governor arnold schwarzenegger, a biker himself signed a bill, that's better. making the state's standard the same as the federal standard. the law targets bikers who remove or replace factory installed emission control parts that often make the bikes louder. many bike owners oppose the law saying it adds uncertainty and more government bureaucracy. >> did you know that today is officially national coffee day? a survey by career builder and dunkin donuts finds that nurses top the list of people who believe they are less productive without coffee. what about tv anchors? media folks, we're not even on the list at all. maybe because there's not that many of us. not sure. >> maybe. thank you so much. >> as i pour the box of joe. remember the tea party, the original tea party, thank you very much, was about tea taxes? >> that was true. >> what did americans drink a lot of back then, brian? >> it was tea. >> that's right. and after the tea p