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"I welcome the provisions of the Ouzky report introducing acoustic vehicle alerting systems (AVAS) for electric and electric-hybrid cars to better protect pedestrians, cyclists and especially people with sight problems. However, I voted against the resolution as a whole because the progressive report adopted in committee, which proposed ambitious noise limits for new vehicles, was overturned in Plenary in the face of strong industry lobbying. Research by the European Environment Agency shows road traffic exposes half of the population in large cities such as Dublin to noise levels above 55 decibels, while a 2007 Dutch study on Traffic noise reduction in Europe reported that 1.3 million people in Ireland are exposed to traffic noise above these levels. After air pollution, traffic noise has the biggest impact on health, especially for people living on low incomes or in disadvantaged areas as these are usually closer to roads with heavy traffic. High levels of road traffic noise can cause disturbed sleep, stress, cardiovascular disease, strokes and psychiatric problems – the 2007 Dutch study linked noise pollution to 50 000 fatal heart attacks across Europe. I do regret that Parliament did not adopt a more ambitious first reading resolution on vehicle noise."@en1
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