S.M.M.T. Wants Noise Levels Altered
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eST Friday, at a meeting initiated by the Traders Road Transport Associato discuss the proposed vehicle noise rlations (The Commercial Motor, tember 20), the Society of Motor nufacturers and Traders submitted t the Minister of Transport should increase from 85 decibels to 88 the it for new vehicles to compensate for proposed tolerance margin in the bration of noise-measuring equipit, and (b) abandon his plans to ace noise limits still further in 1968. rom the T.R.T.A. point of view there several aspects of the proposals still
causing concern and this meet:ng—purely a formal one, with no firm decisions taken-was a further step towards finalizing its views before submitting them to the Ministry.
During the meeting, attended by representatives of several interested bodies, tape recordings of commercial vehicle noise levels taken under roadside test conditions were heard--which, says the T.R.T.A., served to accentuate doubts that certain types of vehicles will find it possible to comply with the proposed regulations, the time limit for comment on which has been extended,