Plans to make lorries quieter

There are plans to tighten noise limits for lorries, cars and buses over the coming months, according to the European Commission.

Environmental and Health organisations have also called for the standards to increase further towards World Health Organisations (WHO) recommendations, for avoiding dangerous impacts on health from traffic noise.

The Commission plans to cut noise emissions from cars by 4 decibels and from lorries by 3 decibels. The new limits are planned to be enforced within four years of a new Vehicles Noise Directive.

The new noise limits are planning to be introduced in two stages:

• Car limits – which are currently set at 74 decibels, would be reduced to 72 decibels within two years and to 70 within four years.
• Lorry limits would have to be lowered by 1 decibel within two years and by a further 2 within four years, he said.

The Commission is also expected to announce a new test method, to better reflect the real world noise emissions of vehicles.

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