TRAFFIC NOISE

There is no evidence of direct physiological effects of of noise of the levels encountered in traffic, but it may however 1) make verbal communication difficult 2) interfere with complex task performance 3) interfere with sleep. Estimates are presented of the proportion of urban residential roads exposed to noise levels sufficient to produce these effects now and in the future. Methods of traffic noise reduction are then discussed: reducing intensity at source; deflecting or shielding noise between the road and the people affected; the insulation of buildings. The concluding section briefly attempts to place a monetary value on noise. The number of the covering abstract of the textbook is IRRD abstract no 212297. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  David and Charles (Holdings) Limited

  South Devon House
  Newton Abott, Devon,   England 
• Authors:
  • Hitchcock, A
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 76-79
• Serial:
  • Publication of: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Publisher: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Electric insulating materials; Human factors; Insulating materials; Methodology; Noise; Noise control; Physiological tolerance; Population; Prevention; Psychological aspects; Sound; Sound level; Traffic; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 2051: Human tolerance; 6914: Insulation; 9102: Method; 335: Population; 9149: Prevention; 6748: Sound; 755: Traffic; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Environment; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125171
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Textbook
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 18 1975 12:00AM