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Title: TOLLBOOTH OPERATORS' RESPONSE TO TRAFFIC NOISE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL HEADSET: SURVEY RESULTS
Accession Number: 00819958
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Two surveys were administered to tollbooth employees working at a toll collection plaza located in Indiana. The first was used to evaluate employees' subjective response to the ambient noise levels in their occupational environment. The results confirmed that ambient noise is perceived as undesirable and hampers communication between operators and patrons. In the second survey tollbooth attendants were asked to evaluate a specific type of open ear active noise control headphone and rate its performance with respect to noise reduction, speech intelligibility, and comfort. The results showed that the active headset effectively reduced ambient noise, but its ability to improve speech intelligibility could not be demonstrated. Additionally, the active headset was found to cause slight discomfort.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1756, Sustainability and Environmental Concerns in Transportation 2001.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Feist, J PMongeau, LBernhard, R JPagination: p. 68-75
Publication Date: 2001
Serial: ISBN: 0309072174
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Nov 6 2001 12:00AM
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