Living in any city, particularly one as small as San Francisco, comes with its challenges- the loud neighbors, the lack of parking, the graffiti, the panhandlers. Then, there are the sirens and air ...

If you're looking for a good way to mimic the great NYC outdoors, check out the NY Times article about police car sirens - the Times even has a separate page with MP3s of all the different sounds.

Ever wonder why the train locomotives running on the track just down the block always sound their air horns four times when approaching the crossing? Or, ever hear a whole series of short and long ...

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Santa Cruz police officers had to use a siren and air horn to wake up two people passed out in a stolen car. Officers have stepped up patrols on the westside in a neighborhood plagued by vehicles ...