Motor Vehicle Noise a mirage that should be considered as unparalled

henk.wolfert@dcmr.nl

Outline

• 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

67

69

71

73

75

77

79

81

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

81

83

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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