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Noise Abatement Society backs Safe Quiet Car at ECO Car Rally 7th July Brighton-London
6th July 10
Quiet electric vehicles and hybrids must be fitted with environmentally friendly sounders to avoid fatal accidents The Noise Abatement Society is commending the new ‘safer-sounding car' (see image below) which is joining the convoy of eco-cars from Brighton’s sea front to London’s Hyde Park on Wednesday 7th July from 8.30am. (Start line at Volk’s railway, Marine Parade) The safer sounding electric car, equipped with broadband movement sounders, will demonstrate how a...
Love Your Ears Listen Safely for Longer
29th April 10
The Noise Abatement Society's campaign, Love Your Ears is focused on raising awareness of noise induced hearing loss amongst teenagers due to MP3 player misuse. But we recognise that simply telling teenagers to turn their music down doesn't often work! So we've found two great solutions to help young people - and music lovers of all ages - to listen safely for longer. NAS is pleased to announce that everyone can benefit from safer MP3 listening whilst helping to raise money to support Love Y...
Quiet Deliveries Demonstration Scheme
26th January 10
Government Backed Quiet Deliveries Demonstration Scheme Invites Local Authorities and Retailers to Participate in Curfew Relaxation Trials The Quiet Deliveries Demonstration Scheme (QDDS), developed by the consortium comprising the Department for Transport (DfT), the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Noise Abatement Society (NAS), is inviting local authorities and retailers to participate in its quiet deliveries trials. HGV deliveries in urban areas are often constrained duri...
Love Your Ears, Listen Lower
30th October 09
Today the Noise Abatement Society with Ascent Hearing Care and the Mary Hare Institute launch the first MP3 awareness campaign specifically targetting teenagers. The campaign, Love Your Ears, highlights the growing concern that the present generation of teenagers will be prematurely deaf or significantly hearing impaired before the age of 40. According to EU scientists, it could be common place in 2020 to see one in ten 30 year olds wearing a hearing aid: unable to listen to an MP3 player a...
Night Time is the Right Time for Deliveries
18th April 09
Leading trade association, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), and UK charity the Noise Abatement Society (NAS) have teamed up to make night time deliveries easier while minimising the impact of noise and air quality on local residents. Night time deliveries represent a cost-effective way to improve delivery reliability, reduce road congestion and, subsequently, reduce the impact of air pollution in urban areas. FTA and NAS have developed robust guidelines and processes that will make e...