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Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act introduced to protect the blind from quiet cars

According to the newly-introduced Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009, which was just introduced by U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Arlen Specter (R-PA), "New vehicles that employ hybrid or electric engine technology can be silent, rendering them extremely dangerous in situations where vehicles and pedestrians come into proximity with each other." For this reason, the aforementioned bipartisan bill would require that the government "conduct a study on how to protect the blind and others from being injured or killed by vehicles ... Read more →

Electric vehicles pose concerns for blind pedestrians Mike Magda

I mentioned in my driving impression of the Chevrolet Sequel that engineers need to do something about the whooshing sound coming out of the tailpipe. The frequency and texture have absolutely no ...

Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act introduced to protect the blind from quiet cars 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Electric vehicles pose concerns for blind pedestrians 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I mentioned in my driving impression of the Chevrolet Sequel that engineers need to do something about the whooshing sound coming out of the tailpipe. The frequency and texture have absolutely no intrinsic connection to the automobile. Fortunately, you can barely hear it. That's not good news for a ...

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