Motor Vehicle Noise a mirage that should be considered as unparalled
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• Introduction• Traffic Noise in EU• Measures needed• Brief history Vehicle Noise regulation• Policy consequences for cities• Summary• Questions
Traffic Noise at day time
Traffic Noise at night
10
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
24,790,200
13,586,200
6,961,900
1,739,700
165,500
people exposed > 50 dB Lnight
50-55
55-60
60-65
65-70
> 70
Numbers will increase
• Completing 1st round• Results second round• More vehicles• More mileage• Higher performance vehicles
– Bigger– Heavier – More Power
Measures I
Traffic Management Solutions Speed reduction Smoothing traffic flow Dedicated lanes/restricted
zones/parking space Barriers*, bundling (??) Road design
Lay-out Quiet road surfaces
Financial/fiscal measures Shift soft modes, car-sharing Public Transport Electric and Hybrid vehicles Insulation of façade
< 1 dB < 1 dB Relieves only locally
*Only along ring ways 0,5-1,5 dB depending on space < 1 dB 3-5 dB (thin layer) 0,5 dB by 10% decline volume 0,5 dB by 10% decline volume 1 dB by 20% shift to Public Tr.
2,6 dB by 50% share 2030*
Measures II E-shopping/working E-learning (Coursera, Open Univ.) E-sporting Less consuming Less production Awareness Physically moving (biking, walking,..)
Public transport Local products/services E-transportation Facilities at short distance
society
Conclusions so far• 30% > 65 dB LDEN
• Measures in urban areas limited results• Modal split (pass. 73% by car)• Source measures also needed• Less (noisy) vehicles needed
Brief history 1970
1973
1977
1981
1984
1987
1989
1992
1996
1999
2006
- 8 till
-11 dB
Number went down with 8-11 dB
Noise with zero dB’s
Proposal EC
• 1 dB + 2 dB heavy vehicles
• 2 dB + 2 dB passenger vehicles
Third step is missing
Efforts to investigate reductions are missing
Procedure
• European Commission +• ENVI Committee EP +• European Parliament -• Working Party Council +/-
• Test method + roundings +CoP+ profile depth
Graphic presentation I
current limits EC proposal EU parlement Council Council*65
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69
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noise limits EU passenger vehicles
ptm<120
ptm 120-160
ptm >160
ptm>200 <5seats
mass>2500kg
mass 2500-3500kg
3500-5000kg<150kW
3500-5000 >150kW
rpe<160kW
rpe 160-250kW
rpe>250kW
institutes
dec
ibel
s (d
B)
Graphic presentation II
current limits EC proposal EU parlement Council Council*65
67
69
71
73
75
77
79
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noise limits EU freight vehicles
Mass>2500kg
2500-3500kg
rpe <150kW
rpe>150kW
rpe>180kW
rpe 180-250kW
rpe>250kW
institutes
de
cib
els
(d
B)
Policy consequencesIn cities:• Noise will not be lessened next decade,
probably increase due to increase mileage and number of vehicles
• Noise induced health effects will increase • Quality of life will deteriorate • More complaints will occur• Higher external costs can be expected• Attractiveness will decrease
Policy answers
• No policy, lean back and see where the ship strands (apathetic, passive role)cities in line with EU efforts.
• Cities take the lead(active role, show leadership & responsibility)
What cities can do
• Restricted areas banning certain cars• Higher parking fees• Less parking space dwellings/offices• Free parking e-vehicles/hybrids• Promote sustainable logistics• Improve Public Transport• Strong support to White Paper on
transport EC
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