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Title: ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIES TO CONTROL TRAFFIC NOISE AT THE SOURCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY MAKERS
Accession Number: 00755147
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Traffic noise control strategies that reduce traffic noise at the source were identified. The strategies were grouped according to the vehicle noise subsources: engine, intake air, exhaust, cooling fan, transmission/driveline, and tire/pavement. Examples of the strategies and recent advancements in vehicle noise control are given. The analysis yielded a number of implications for policy makers. In the United States, market forces are currently fostering technological advancements to reduce most of the vehicle noise subsources. However, the reduction of tire/pavement noise, the dominant subsource at freeway speeds, is currently benefiting little from market forces and may be hindered in the future by trends in passenger car tires. Policies and regulations, where warranted, should be aimed at reducing tire/pavement noise through a concerted effort on the part of both tire and pavement industries as well as transportation agencies.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1626, Environmental and Social Effects of Transportation.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Herman, L APagination: p. 41-48
Publication Date: 1998
Serial: ISBN: 0309064716
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Policy; Vehicles and Equipment
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Oct 28 1998 12:00AM
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