Written question asked by Lord Laird (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 5 July 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 July 2017. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Motorcycles: Noise
- Question
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Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce noise nuisance resulting from the use of motorbikes.
- Answer
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Technical standards for noise from new motorcycles are set at an International level by both the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). These provisions were updated in 2014 and took effect for new machines from 2016.
The European Commission is planning to introduce new legislation concerning emissions and noise from motorcycles. An independent research-based investigation is currently underway to establish the noise limits and these are expected to take effect in 2020. The UK is actively engaged in these negotiations.
The motorcycle industry are represented at the UNECE discussions and Department for Transport officials also hold routine discussions with them outside of this forum.
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- HL512
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- 2017-19
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- Motorcycles Noise
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