Transcript Road and noise

Road and Noise
W. Eberle, Ministry of Environment, Rheinland-Pfalz
M. Jaecker-Cueppers
Arbeitsring Lärm der DEGA ALD
(Noise Abatement Group of the German Acoustical Society)
Hearing of the COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT AND TOURISM of the EP
Brussels, 11.10.2016
Transport noise: highly annoyed persons in Europe
Number of persons in EU22 exposed to
Lden > 55 dB in Mio. (Mapping 2012ff)
80
74.2
70
60
50
40
30
20
15.1
10
2.9
0
Road
Rail
Air
Source: European Environment Agency, Nov. 2015; http://forum.eionet.europa.eu/etc-siaconsortium/library/noise_database/end_df4_df8_results_2012_150630
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Noise effects
 Annoyance, quality
of life
 Sleep disturbance
 Performance loss
 Health risks:
 Well known:
myocardial
infarction, stroke
 New results:
depression
(NORAH 2015)
Relative risks for depressions due to
road noise (NORAH 2015)
Leq, 24 h
Source: NORAH 2015, Prof. A. Seidler
http://www.laermstudie.de/fileadmin/files/Laer
mstudie/NORAH_Wissen_Nr-12.pdf
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Principles of (Road) Noise Control Policy
 Integrated environmental approach
 Ranking of instruments and measures:
1. Reduction of the private motorised traffic
for climate protection, air pollution and noise control, road
safety
2. Reduction of the sound emissions
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Vehicle sound emission reduction
Speed limits
Low noise road surfaces
Electrically driven vehicles (busses, lorries, motorcycles)
3. Reduction of the sound propagation (e. g. barriers)
4. Sound insulation of buildings (e. g. sound proof windows)
 Target Values are needed to trigger noisemeasures during
the coming transformation of urban traffic !
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Measures at source / European Level:
Sound emission limits for road vehicles
Regulation 540/2014/EU
 Full implementation in 2037!
 German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA):
Exposure reduction in real traffic : 1 dB(A)
(0.05 dB(A)/year)
 Should be evaluated as soon as possible: 2021 !
Regulation 1222/2009/EU Labels for tyres
- noise, fuel saving, security European Standards for Low noise road surfaces
Strongly needed for a consistent, integrated European noise
policy:
 White Paper Noise Policy
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Conclusions
 A consistent, integrated European noise policy –taking into
account new noise effects results - still missing:  White
Paper Noise Policy
 Transport Noise: Integration in a policy for sustainable mobility
(internalisation of external effects , see White Paper 2011)
 END should be the Framework Directive for the European Noise
policy and integrate both emission and immisson regulations
with mandatory targets:
 Improvement of sound emission standards based on
eletrification of (cars), buses, lorries and motorcycles
 END should be improved:
 Noise effect based (WHO) reception limits or – at least –
target values
 Deadlines for the implementation of action plans
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Thank you for your attention!
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www.ald-laerm.de
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Annex
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Reduction of motorised traffic
 City of short distances:
densification (innerurban development), mixed land use,
polycentric city structure
 Promotion of walking, cycling and public transport
 Restrictions for cars:
 Reduction of space
 Parking management
 Speed limits
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Speed limits: T30 on main roads
Nighttime speed limit of 30
km/h on the Rheinstraße in
Mainz: „Noise Protection“
• Reduction potential
(Lmax/Leq in dB(A)):
• Asphalt:
5/3 dB(A)
• Cobbles:
8/6 dB(A)
• 100% compliance: further
2 dB(A)
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Low noise road surfaces
• Very promising technical measure
• Examples in Germany:
• Motorways: New porous asphalts ΔL
= 9 dB(A)
• Innerurban roads: double-layer
porous asphalt: ΔL = 6 dB(A) 8 years
after installation
• Innerurban roads: Sound optimised
asphalt in Düsseldorf LOA 5 D, for
cars ΔL = 5 dB(A) (no increase in
costs compared to conventional
surfaces)
• Problem: certification
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Ingolstadt low noise road surface 2OPA2005-2010
2OPA: two-layer
porous asphalt
Development of
pass-by levels
as function of time
(number of month)
Green line:
reference levels
Average reduction
for cars 7 dB(A)
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Vehicle sound emission reduction
Evaluation of Regulation 540/2014/EU
(sound emission limits for road vehicles)
 Reduction of limits phase 3:
 Cars:
0 to 4 dB(A)
 Lorries: 2 to 5 dB(A)
 Entry into force of phase 3 for new vehicles :
 Cars :
2026
 Lorries, buses: 2027
 Full implementation in 2037!
 German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA):
Exposure reduction in real traffic : 1 dB(A)
(0.05 dB(A)/year)
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Low Noise tyres
• Tyre label (EU 2009)
• Comparison of two tyres
which comply with the
limits since 2016
ΔL = - 3 dB(A)
• In addition: fuel saving
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