| Title | Motorcycle noise in a park environment |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48196 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Rochat, Judith L |
| Source | 68p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. National Park Service |
| Publisher | United States. National Park Service |
| Publication Date | 20130600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The Blue Ridge Parkway National Park provided an environment where sound level measurements could be made for numerous motorcycle pass-by events. Data were examined for five motorcycle categories: cruiser, sport, dual purpose, touring, and moped/scooter, in terms of broadband sound levels and on a spectral basis (one-third octave bands). Then the cruiser category was examined further since these motorcycles generated the loudest and some of the quietest measured sound levels. Initial investigations were made for the following: sound levels for groups of motorcycles, sound levels at sensitive receiver locations, and predictions of sound levels using five motorcycle categories in a special research version of the FHWA Traffic Noise Model® (TNM®). |
| Rosap ID | dot:10070 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10070 |
| TRT Terms | Motorcycles; National parks; Ambient noise; Traffic noise; Tire/pavement noise; Mopeds; Acoustic measuring instruments |
| General Subjects | Acoustic monitoring; Natural sound; Baseline ambient; Soundscape; Motorcycle noise |
| Classification | AGR - PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS - PUBLIC AND TRIBAL LANDS; AGR - IMPACTS - Environment; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Environment Impacts; NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Pavement Management and Performance |
| Geographical Coverage |
Virginia |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1495191 |
| Contract Number | VX82/JT311; VX82/JT312 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-NPS-11-15; NPS/NSNS/NRTR¿2013/781 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48100/48196/NPS_Motorcycle_Noise_2013.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |