[Blindtlk] Start/Stop System Implementation in the US?

[Jewel S.]

% on fuel. I'm not sure about starter replacement/repair costs.

On 9/20/10, Hyde, David W. (ESC) <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us> wrote:
> I saw the story as well, and I guess I read it differently. As I read it,
> the engine will stop running when the car stops. It will not start again
> until they disengage the brake, or step on the accelerator. This would mean
> that the perpendicular traffic would not make noise, but it would not affect
> the parallel traffic.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Robert J Smith
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 2:24 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Start/Stop System Implementation in the US?
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> Hi -- I am totally against the start / stop policy, if it truly is what is
> stated below both from a safety for blind pedestrian standpoint and from a
> mechanical standpoint.  The safety is obvious.  On the mechanical side, I
> would think that many more starter motors will wear out more often because
> they will be re-starting the engines many more times per day!
>
> Robert Smith
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> From:
> "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
> To:
> blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date:
> 09/20/2010 03:17 PM
> Subject:
> [Blindtlk] Start/Stop System Implementation in the US?
>
>
>
> I read in the Associated Press that the automobile industry here in the U.S.
> will be implementing a system that has been used in Europe for some time now
> in order to cut down on waste of gas while idly. The start/stop system cuts
> off a car's engine when the car is in idle, such as at red lights and in
> traffic. This is much like the hybrid cars, which also cut off the engine
> while in idle.
>
> However, this poses a problem in a similar way as hybrid cars do. If blind
> pedestrians cannot tell if there is an idling car, will this pose a problem
> for independent travel? I think so. There is anintersection near my
> apartment complex that rarely has traffic on one street and has almost
> constant traffic on the other. The only time I can cross is when the light
> changes, for which I need to know when the cars are idling or there just
> isn't any cars at that moment.
>
> What do you all think of this, and should there be something added to the
> Quiet Car Bill about this?
>
> With concern,
> Jewel
>
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