HUMAN RESPONSES TO ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE

To investigate human responses to road traffic noise, social surveys and road traffic noise measurements were carried out in seven different areas. A total of 2,424 residents along the principal roads were examined. The relationship between human responses, noise level and some residents' factors were mainly analyzed by the quantification theory of the second kind. The models for estimating human responses in three types of areas were established: standard residential areas, public apartment area, and downtown area. In addition, a few discussions about the regional difference of human responses were extended. The results of these analyses are as follows: (1) human responses have the highest correlation with the noise level in comparison with the residents' factors. The noise index l (sub 50) seems to be more suitable for investigating human responses than the other noise indices. (2) in the residents' factors, age, occupation and housing structure have a comparatively high correlation with human responses. In particular, the housing structure has a higher correlation with human responses than the other two factors, and the difference of human responses between wooden houses and reinforced concrete buildings in terms of noise- equivalent value is about 7db(a). (3) the noise levels at which 50 per cent of residents are "very troubled" are 69db(a) for the standard residential areas, 62db(a) for the public apartment area, and 77db(a) for the downtown area. (4) the regional difference of human responses seems to be affected mainly by the regional difference of noise level variations over 24 hours and the regional difference of benefits of principal road to residents in their daily lives. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 19th International Fisita Congress, Melbourne, Australia, November 8-12, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  191 Royal Parade
  Parkville, Victoria 3052,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Oshino, Y
  • Kamitamari, T
  • Iwamoto, S
• Publication Date: 1982-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 101.1
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Society of Automotive Engineers (Australasia)
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Business districts; Central business districts; Conferences; Dwellings; Human factors; Interviewing; Mathematical models; Measurement; Methodology; Motor reactions; Residential areas; Sound; Sound level; Traffic; Traffic noise; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Response
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 302: Business district; 8525: Conference; 308: Dwelling; 9147: Interview; 8053: Japan; 6136: Measurement; 9102: Method; 2247: Reaction (human); 307: Residential area; 6748: Sound; 6747: Sound level; 755: Traffic; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376205
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAEA 82101, HS-035 701
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM