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The article presents a multi-faceted analysis of legal regulations relating to protection against road traffic noise. The problem of this kind of noise is topical and very important. The development of traffic networks, the growing number of cars on Polish roads and the development of towns and cities mean that more and more people are exposed to harmful noise from roads. In view of this, it is necessary to establish whether the legislation provides for adequate protection against road traffic noise. In the first part of the article, the author justified the need to discuss this issue, referred to the concept of noise, the permissible levels of environmental noise, as well as the entities obliged to provide protection against road traffic noise. He paid particular attention to the noise standards in force in Poland, indicating that they are too high and do not allow for a proper acoustic climate.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/sil.2022.31.1.135-148
Date of publication: 2022-03-29 11:56:24
Date of submission: 2021-01-06 15:57:31
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