Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Recent studies identified which measures are needed to achieve a cost-effective reduction of the exposure of EU citizens to harmful noise levels.The main need is to address noise from road transport by additional measures and practical interventions.For roads, the use of quiet tyres, low-noise road surfaces and reduced road speed limits needs to be considered, as electrification of vehicles will bring no benefits.In particular, legislation on tyres needs strengthening in order to achieve the maximum benefit because this is the most cost-effective noise reduction measure.Measures for other transport modes should include quiet and smooth rails together with quiet wagons for the railways, and improved flight procedures together with nighttime measures for aircraft operations.This article explains what the benefits are from different interventions are, and how the Commission linked a comprehensive approach across the three transport sectors into its programmes, so as to bring down harmful noise levels.
Author: M. Paviotti
Institution: European Commission
Language: English
Topic: Noise Effects and Management
Subfield: Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4391028536