Environmental Impact - Sound

(1971). American motorcycles association to further restrict noisy motorcycles in 1972. AMA News.

(1971). Cigarettes, soaps, and cycling: or does anyone still believe that motorcycles will not be banned if noise emissions are not drastically reduced. AMA News.

(1982). Off-highway vehicle noise assessment for the Sycamore canyon park county of San Diego. Anaheim, California, J. J. Van Houten & Associates, INC.: 1-3.
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(1988). Off-highway vehicle noise assessment, Rens acquisition project. Hollister hills. Anaheim, CA, J. J. Van Housten & Associates, INC.: 1-4.
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Bollinger, J. (1974). Effect of snowmobile noise and deer and rabbits in their natural habitat: 6.
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Bondello, M. C., Brattstrom, B.H. & U.S. Bureau of Land Management. (1979). The experimental effects of off-road vehicle sounds on three species of desert vertebrates: Report to the Bureau of Land Management.

Brattstrom, B. H. & BondeUo, M.C. (1983). Effects of off-road vehicle noise on desert vertebrates.
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Ditzel, P. (1971). Cigarettes, soaps, and cycling: Or does anyone still believe that motorcycles will not be banned if noise emissions are not drastically reduced? AMA News June, 1971: 22-23.
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Harrison, R. (1974). All-terrain vehicle noise. San Dimas, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Equipment Development Center.
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Harrison, R. T. (1973). Development of a noise standard for the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. USDA Forestry Service.
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Harrison, R. T. (1974). Motorcycle noise. San Dimas, CA: U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Equipment Development Center.
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Harrison, R. T. (1974). Off-road vehicle noise: Effects on operators and bystanders. Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
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Harrison, R. T. (1975). Impact of off-road vehicle noise on a national forest. San Dimas, California: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Equipment Development Center.
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Harrison, R. T. (1981). Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) sound-level regulations and their enforcement. San Dimas, California: Forest Service Equipment Development Center.
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Harrison, R. T., Clark, R. N., & Stankey, G. H. (1980). Predicting impact of noise on recreationist. San Dimas, CA: USDA Forest Service Equipment Development Center.
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Harrison, R. T., Makel, W.J., & Lamoure, B. B. (1993). Sound levels of five motorcycles traveling over forest trails: Rock Creek ORV Area. USDA Forest Service Technology and Development Program.
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Harrison, R.T., & Makel, W. J. (1993). Correlation of off-highway motorcycle sound test methods: EPA/SAE. Irvine, CA: Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.
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International Snowmobile Industry Association. Snowmobiling and our environment: Facts and Fantasies. (Draft --book)
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International Snowmobile Industry Association. Sounds of snowmobiling in winter.
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Kariel, H. G. (1990). Factors affecting response to noise in outdoor recreational environments. The Canadian Geographer, 34(2), 142-149.
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Morey, C. Project Stealth: Sworn to silence. Dirt Rider: 4.
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Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc. (1991). Off-Highway Motorcycle and All-Terrain Vehicle Stationary Sound Test Manual. Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc.

Motorcycle Industry Council, Inc. (2001). Stationary sound test manual for off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. Irvine, CA (2 Jenner St., Irvine 92618), Motorcycle Industry Council.

Office of the Scientific Assistant, Office of Noise Abatement and Control & U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (1981). Noise effects handbook: A desk reference to health and welfare effects of noise.
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Osborne, M. D., United States Army Tank-Automotive Command, & Michigan Technological University Keweenaw Research Center. (1991). Development of a kit to reduce the noise level of the MOST vehicle. Warrendale, MI, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command.

Rompf, D. (1991). Shattering the snowy silence. Sierra, 76(Jan-Feb), 139-142.

Schubert, D. J., & Smith, J. The impacts of off-road vehicle noise on wildlife. Retrieved December 19, 2003, from http://www.wildlandscpr.org/databases/biblionotes/ORV_noise_wildlife.htm
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Shilling, E.C., & Harrison, R.T. (1993). Rock Creek enduro sound tests: El dorado national forest. San Dimas, CA, U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Technology and Development Center: 10.
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Soom, A., Bollinger, J.G. & Rongstad, O. (1972). Studying the effects of snowmobile noise on wildlife. Paper presented at the Intemoise 72 Proceedings.

U. S. D. A. Forest Service. (1992). Noise monitoring - OHV event. Upper Lake, CA.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Noise Abatement and Control. (1979). Noise Effects Handbook.

Van Housten, J. J., & Associates Inc. (1988). Off-highway vehicle Noise Assessment, Renz Acquistion Project, Hollister Hills SVRA. Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacremento, CA.
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Williams, J. A., & Delaney, J. C. (1992). Noise management and sound testing. Motorcycle Industry Council.
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Wurzbach, W. F., & Freund, M. (1975). Portrait in sound: A study comparing ambient sounds with those generated by snowmobiles.
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Youngblood, E. (1971). American Motorcycle Association to further restrict noisy motorcycles in 1972. AMA News, June 1971: 25.

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