EU Tyre Test
EU tyre noise directive
Client: The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment
A film about the noise tests conducted by the Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment with quieter car tyres. These tests are also carried out by tyre manufacturers but the results are never disclosed. This new generation of tyres is five dB quieter than standard tyres. Because sound increases or decreases logarithmically, a motorway can become as much as 70 percent quieter if all cars are fitted with these new tyres, a revolutionary improvement. The film also demonstrates that the braking performance of quiet tyres is equal to that of standard tyres.
This film is used to support the lobby in the European parliament.
producer: audiovisual production company Jouke Mellema
director/camera/editing/graphics/animations: Jouke Mellema
script/storyboard: Christian Nobel
recording assistant/second camera: Bart Jansen
voice-over: Stemmenbank London
location: RDW test centre Lelystad
© Jouke Mellema/ N&M 2008
running time: 7:45
