[Ct-nfb] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Issuance of Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act Regulations

[Gary Allen]

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Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the Blind Applauds
Issuance of Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act Regulations
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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: *Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org

*National Federation of the Blind Applauds Issuance of Pedestrian Safety
Enhancement Act Regulations*

*  Baltimore, Maryland (November 14, 2016):* The National Federation of the
Blind commented today on the issuance of regulations by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement the Pedestrian
Safety Enhancement Act of 2010, which was passed by Congress and signed by
President Obama to protect the blind and other pedestrians from the dangers
posed by silent hybrid and electric vehicles.

Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
“Having raised concerns on behalf of blind Americans about the dangers
posed by silent hybrid and electric vehicles, the National Federation of
the Blind is extremely pleased that technical specifications for a safe
level of sound to be emitted by such vehicles have now been issued. The
full implementation of the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 will
protect all pedestrians, especially the blind, as well as cyclists. This
regulation will ensure that blind Americans can continue to travel safely
and independently as we work, learn, shop, and engage in all facets of
community life.”

Studies conducted by NHTSA indicate that, under certain low-speed
scenarios, the odds of hybrid and electric vehicles being involved in
collisions with pedestrians are thirty-five percent higher than those for
comparable internal combustion engine vehicles and that the odds of hybrid
and electric vehicles being involved in collisions with cyclists are
fifty-seven percent higher than for comparable internal combustion engine
vehicles. The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act was passed by unanimous
consent in the United States Senate and by an overwhelming bipartisan
majority vote of 379 to 30 in the House of Representatives. It was signed
by President Obama on January 4, 2011.

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About the National Federation of the Blind

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.




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