Driving law plans could see nationwide overhaul of roads due to 'serious quality of life issue'

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An MP has called for more to be done to address the noise on certain roads, following complaints from residents and fears that road surfaces are making the problem worse.Melanie Onn, MP for Great Grimbsby and Cleethorpes, spoke in Parliament in favour of banning the use of road surfacing materials which "generate in-vehicle noise levels above a specified maximum".The calls from the Labour MP would require the resurfacing of existing roads which generate in-vehicle noise above a certain level, according to the Road Surfaces (Maximum Noise Levels).She highlighted the A180, which passes through her constituency, as being a particularly noisy and critical stretch of road.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Onn described it as a "serious quality of life issue", adding that it was not a "minor irritation" that people shouldn't have to deal with on a daily basis.Even when the road was opened as an extension to the M180 in 1983, it was branded the "noisiest road in the United Kingdom".Data...

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