2 Amendments of Matthias GROOTE related to 2011/0409(COD)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Traffic noise harms health in numerous ways. Protracted noise-related stress may exhaust physical reserves, disrupt the regulatory capacity of organ functions and hence limit their effectiveness. Traffic noise is a potential risk factor for the development of medical conditions and incidents such as high blood pressure and heart attacks. The effects should be further researched in the same spirit as provided for in Directive 2002/49/EC on environmental noise.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation should also further reduce noise limits. It should take account of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor, which introduced new stricter noise requirements for motor vehicle tyres. Studies highlighting the annoyance and health effects from road traffic noise, and the associated costs and benefits should also be heeded. In addition, the comparability of modes of transport from the point of view of environmental noise should be taken into account.