Doubts on Noise Levels TH E vehicles committee of the Traders
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Road Transport Association is examining the draft regulations aimed at dealing with the prevention of excessive noise from motor vehicles.
This is disclosed by Mr. H. R. Featherstone, T.R.T.A. national secretary. He said that the Association would have to consider whether the noise level proposed was reasonable.
Mr. Featherstone added: " Bearing in mind that eight of 18 types of commercial vehicles failed on test to reach the standards proposed, it must be determined whether the noise level could satisfactorily have been reduced by the use of more efficient silencers or similar means.
"A particular point requiring examination is the level of 83 decibels proposed after three years for motor vehicles up to three tons unladen tested on the roads, which is a stricter level of enforcement than that proposed at the first stage for new vehicles."
Mr. Featherstone said that other questions requiring an answer were: is there need to provide exemptions for any specialized types of vehicle? To what extent, even with the best of maintenance, does thc noise level of vehicles increase with use, and hence should there be a margin between the levels proposed for new and existing vehicles?
The Association must also consider whether the testing requirements were reasonable, he added, and what facilities could be provided for operators to check the noise emission of their own vehicles.