Environmental Footprint of Heavy Vehicles Phase III: Comparaison of Footprint and Heavy Vehicle Fee (LSVA) Criteria

Each month circa 100'000 valid heavy vehicle data on gross vehicle mass, axle load, noise, Euro emissions category, Swiss 10 vehicle category, declared mass as well as other parameters was collected for March, September and November 2011 at the Footprint monitoring site on the A1 motorway Bern-Zuerich in central Switzerland. The results of the project can aid in developing a bonus/malus mechanism based on the polluter pays principle in order to reduce the environmental impact of vehicles at source. Due to the important adverse effects of noise on residents and as the measurements this project have shown, newer heavy vehicles models are not necessarily quieter, it is recommended that the LSVA should be revised in order to account for external costs due to traffic based noise as provided by the EC. It is further recommended to use differentiated noise charges to reward the use of quieter vehicles.

• Corporate Authors:

  BUNDESAMT FUER STRASSENBAU (ASTRA) / OFFICE FEDERAL DES ROUTES (OFROU)

  Muehlestrasse 2, Ittigen
  Berne,   SUISSE  CH-3003
• Authors:
  • POULIKAKOS, L D
  • HEUTSCHI, K
  • SOLTIC, P
• Publication Date: 2013-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 79P
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 1398

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environment; Environmental impact analysis; Freeways; Noise; Pollutants; Pollution; Research reports; Trucks; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: Switzerland
• ITRD Terms: 2455: Ecology; 2442: Emission; 2455: Environment; 2436: Environmental impact assessment study; 1236: Heavy goods vehicle; 1236: Heavy vehicle; 1236: HGV; 2455: Landscape; 2752: Motorway; 2492: Noise; 2453: Pollution; 8559: Research report; 2436: Strategic environmental assessment; 8110: Switzerland; 1236: Truck; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01500577
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 3 2013 12:46PM