Abstract
Vehicle-noise-emission regulations have been effective for more than 20 years in most industrialized countries. The limits for the maximum permissible A-weighted vehicle noise-emission level have been reduced in the order of 9-10 dB in the period from 1970 to 1990. Even with a high international priority on vehicle noise control, we cannot expect a reduction in average traffic noise levels of more than 4 dB by 2010, as a result of vehicle noise legislation alone. Thus the fight against traffic noise must not rely solely on the reduction of vehicle-noise-emission levels, but also must include other important actions such as land-use planning, traffic restraints, sound insulation of houses, and highway noise barriers.
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