VEHICLE NOISE STUDY - FINAL REPORT

INFORMATION ON THE NOISE LEVELS BEING EMITTED BY VEHICLES CURRENTLY USING THE HIGHWAYS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON WAS COLLECTED TO BE USED IN PROPOSING VEHICLE NOISE CONTROL LEGISLATION. THE MAIN CONTROVERSY IN STATES WITH EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE VEHICLE NOISE LEGISLATION HAS CONCERNED TRUCKS TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH POSTED SPEEDS ABOVE 35 MPH. THE MAIN THRUST OF THIS STUDY IS THEREFORE CONCERNED WITH THIS PARTICULAR AREA, ALTHOUGH DATA WERE ALSO TAKEN ON AUTOMOBILES AND ON ROADS POSTED AT LESS THAN 35 MPH. THE LARGE BODY OF DATA HAS BEEN GRAPHED IN NUMEROUS WAYS TO ILLUSTRATE VARIOUS ASPECTS -- INCLUDING HOW THE NOISE FACTOR VARIES WITH SPEED, WEIGHT, AND PERCENTAGE OF FULL LOAD. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/005.1.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • APP
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Washington, Seattle

  Applied Physics Laboratory, 1013 NE 40th Street
  Seattle, WA  United States  98105
• Authors:
  • Foss, R N
• Publication Date: 1972-6-30

Media Info

• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Laws; Speed; Traffic noise; Trucks; Weight
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck noise
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224164
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM