road noise
Highway sound intrusion
Road noise is the sound produced by a vehicle's tires rolling over pavement, transmitted through the cabin.
It varies with road surface, tire type, and vehicle insulation: The highway was smooth but the road noise made conversation difficult.
Quieter road noise is a selling point for luxury vehicles.
The term also describes ambient traffic sound heard from outside: We moved because of the road noise from the interstate.
- trafficMovement along routes
- humLow steady sound
- tiresRubber wheel coverings
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- rumbleLow rolling sound
passing cars · highway · pavement · whoosh · open window · vibration · engine · commute · windshield · driving · freeway · drone · gravel · wheels · roar · passing · rush · suspension
- traffic soundshorns, honking, engines, brakes, screeching
- Ride Qualitysmoothness, comfort, handling, suspension, bumpy
- vehicle dynamicsacceleration, handling, steering, traction, braking
- loud noisesbang, crash, roar, boom, thunder
- transportation issuestraffic congestion, traffic jams, congestion, gridlock, traffic safety
- noise controlsoundproofing, sound insulation, mufflers, silencers, sound barriers