THE INFLUENCE OF ROAD NOISE ON RIDING COMFORT

This is a summary of Transport and Road Research Laboratory Report 1128 which examined the influence of road noise on riding comfort. Experiments were carried out in which 14 subjects were exposed to pre-recorded road noise from 7 types of road surfacing, while traveling in a medium-sized car. The results suggest that with increasing levels of noise, vehicle occupants become less sensitive to change in road surface unevenness in the overall assessment of vehicle ride.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Young, J C
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Comfort; Human subject testing; Noise; Pavements; Ride quality; Roughness; Smoothness; Surface course (Pavements); Texture
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement smoothness
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00399084
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Digest LR 1128, HS-038 791
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1985 12:00AM