Abstract
Light Rail Vehicles generate lower noise and vibration than traditional streetcars but the feature increase a possibility that pedestrians can't aware of approaching LRV on downtown streets. In this study, sound pressure levels of running LRV on transit malls are measured and it was analyzed from a viewpoint of sound level that what kind of timing was selected for crossing the track.
As a result, it was found that excess of LRV noise over the minimum background noise of the street reduce crossing pedestrians, and LRV noise over ordinary street background noise cuts off crossing pedestrians.
