Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 484D - Equipment and Size, Weight and Load of Vehicles
EQUIPMENT OF VEHICLES
Noise Emission Standards
Section 484D.165 - Noise emission tests: Measuring sites
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 484D.165
Current through September 16, 2024
Noise measuring sites must meet the following requirements:
1. The site used for measuring noise from vehicles on the highway in NAC 484D.150 must meet the following conditions:
(a) The location must be
an open area free of large reflecting surfaces such as parked vehicles,
signboards, buildings, bridges, hillsides or trees within a 100-foot radius of
the microphone and within a 100-foot radius of the point on the centerline of
the path of the vehicle nearest the microphone.
(b) The surface of the ground between the
microphone and the path of the vehicle must be free of standing water,
shrubbery and of grass over 6 inches high.
(c) The surface over which the vehicle
travels must be dry and relatively smooth concrete or asphalt pavement free of
extraneous material.
2. The site used in measuring noise from new motor vehicles in NAC 484D.155 must meet the following conditions:
(a) The
location must be a flat open space free of large reflecting surfaces such as
signboards, buildings, hillsides or trees within 100 feet of the microphone and
within 100 feet of the centerline of the path of the vehicle from the point
where the throttle is opened to the point where the throttle is
closed.
(b) The surface between the
microphone and the path of the vehicle must be asphalt or concrete free of
powdery snow, loose soil or ashes.
(c) The surface over which the vehicle
travels must be dry and relatively smooth concrete or asphalt pavement free of
extraneous material.
[Dep't of Motor Veh., Noise Emissions Reg. § VI, eff. 1-21-72] - (Substituted in revision for NAC 484.165)
NRS 484D.410
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