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Just to be clear, this is an initiative being promoted by Kim Charlson, and the NFB has yet to make an official statement.
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<div>I serve on the NFB committee on automobile and pedestrian safety, and we are talking about it within the committee now.<br>
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On Oct 24, 2019, at 8:07 AM, Elizabeth Rival via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> FW: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:42 AM<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Dave<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">From: </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Date: </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Perkins School for the Blind<br>
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Date: Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 3:01 PM<br>
Subject: Let's establish safe sounds for quiet cars<br>
To: Amy Pybus <<a href="mailto:amy.pybus@perkins.org">amy.pybus@perkins.org</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444">Help us advocate to establish a consistent, recognizable sound for hybrid and electric cars.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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comment submission</span></b></a>. We will use your comments to tell the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that we want a consistent, clear and recognizable sound for silent cars now --
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the public comment period closes on November 1.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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