Traffic Noise Annoyance in the Population of North Mexico: Case Study on the Daytime Period in the City of Matamoros

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:32:03Z
Fecha de publicación2021-01-01
ResumenAim: The presence of noise in urban environments is rarely considered a factor that causes damage to the environment. The primary generating source is transportation means, with vehicles being the ones that affect cities the most. Traffic noise has a particular influence on the quality of life of those who are exposed to it and can cause health alterations ranging from annoyance to cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to describe the relationship between the traffic noise level and the perceived annoyance in the inhabitants of a city on the Northern Border of Mexico. The work carried out in a city represents the vulnerability characteristics: economic, social, and migratory of its sizable portion of the inhabitants. Due to that, it is impossible to identify precisely the number of residents as the number of vehicles in circulation. Methods: The streets and avenues with an annual average daily traffic of more than 1,000 vehicles were considered for the measurement of traffic noise. The equipment used was a vehicle gauge with non-invasive speed radar; type I integrating sound level meters, with their respective gauges and tripods. A questionnaire was applied to people living within 250 m of the streets and avenues in which the noise was measured. Results: The noise measurement found a parameter of LA(eq) estimated for 12 h during the day, exceeding 70 dBA. The data received from the questionnaire were statistically tested by using Pearson's correlation tests. A total number of 2,350 people were participated, of whom 1,378 were women (58.6\%) and 972 were men (41.4\%). The age of participants is ranged from 18 to 75 years. The overall perception of traffic noise annoyance identified that 1,131 participants (48.1\%) responded ``Yes{''} as they considered the noise annoying. Participants who responded ``No{''} as well as those who responded ``Do not know{''} resulted in a total of 1,219 people (51.9\%). Conclusion: The results show that the population is desensitized to traffic noise and does not perceive it as an annoyance. The flow of vehicles and the type of vehicles are the significant factors for the propagation and increase in the traffic noise levels. Women present a considerable appreciation of traffic noise perception instead of younger people who demonstrate a higher tolerance to high-level exposure. This reflects the lack of information of the population around the noise problem and its effects.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.657428es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/3908
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialFRONTIERS MEDIA SAes_ES
RelaciónFrontiers in Psychologyes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.657428es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteFrontiers in Psychology
Palabra clavetraffic noisees_ES
Palabra claveannoyance noisees_ES
Palabra claveperceptiones_ES
Palabra clavenoisees_ES
Palabra claveurban soundscapees_ES
TítuloTraffic Noise Annoyance in the Population of North Mexico: Case Study on the Daytime Period in the City of Matamoroses_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorZamorano-Gonzalez, Benito
AutorPena-Cardenas, Fabiola
AutorVelazquez-Narvaez, Yolanda
AutorParra-Sierra, Victor
AutorVargas-Martinez, Jose Ignacio
AutorMonreal-Aranda, Oscar
AutorRuiz-Ramos, Lucia
AutorZamorano-Gonzalez, Benitoes_ES
AutorPena-Cardenas, Fabiolaes_ES
AutorVelazquez-Narvaez, Yolandaes_ES
AutorParra-Sierra, Victores_ES
AutorVargas-Martinez, Jose Ignacioes_ES
AutorMonreal-Aranda, Oscares_ES
AutorRuiz-Ramos, Luciaes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.657428
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen12es_ES

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