Traffic noise bad for your health
More evidence has emerged about the damage traffic noise can do to people’s health.
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Consumer Label for Tyres in Europe
A report into the feasibility of a European consumer tyre label for noise, rolling resistance and safety. Report by Ulf Sandberg of the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI).
Traffic Noise Reduction in Europe
Health effects, social costs and technical and policy options to reduce road and rail traffic noise. Report commissioned by T&E from CE Delft.
Can you hear us? - Why it is finally time for the EU to tackle the problem of traffic noise
In this brochure, T&E sets out the problem of traffic noise and what can be gained by seriously tackling it, and recommends the best course of action for the EU to adopt in drafting a new set of tighter noise standards.
50,000 heart deaths a year caused by traffic noise
Close to half of all Europeans are regularly exposed to traffic noise levels that are potentially dangerous to health, a new study has found.
Traffic noise – a problem neglected for 40 years that must now be confronted
Editorial by Nina Renshaw, T&E Policy OfficerIt’s strange how sometimes the most obvious problem is the one that is overlooked. One of the tasks the environmental movement has is to get people to understand the urgency of harmful emissions when there isn’t much tangible awareness of either those emissions or the problems they cause. By contrast, noise is a tangible problem, something we hear, especially when it keeps us awake. Yet at EU level, the problem of noise is a tale of severe neglect.
Commission not listening to noise
The Commission has once again postponed proposals on limiting road noise from tyres by six months.
Commission prepares new rules on quieter and more energy-efficient tyres
The Commission’s first consultation for several years on Europe’s maximum permitted tyre noise has ended. T&E has called for an overall reduction of at least five decibels.