[nagdu] FYI FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Petition to the United Nations regarding quiet vehicles

[Michael Hingson]

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From: Nfbnet-members-list [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Danielsen, Chris via Nfbnet-members-list
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 11:12 AM
To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Petition to the United Nations regarding
quiet vehicles

 

 
Dear Fellow Federationists:
 
As you know, the National Federation of the Blind has been warning for many
years that hybrid and electric vehicles pose a danger to the blind and to
other pedestrians, as well as to cyclists and small children. In the United
States our campaign to have a safe level of sound added to these vehicles
resulted in the passage of the Pedestrian safety Enhancement Act. However,
there is still much work to be done on the international level, and so we
have also been working with other individuals and organizations to encourage
the United Nations to adopt an international standard for safe vehicle
sound. Some of our blind colleagues in the United Kingdom have posted a
petition on Change.org urging the UN to take action. We are writing to ask
that you sign this petition to show our support for their request to the UN.
You can read and sign the petition by clicking the following link or pasting
it into your browser:
www.change.org/p/the-united-nations-stop-look-and-listen-make-sure-electric-
and-hybrid-vehicles-are-audible-to-ensure-pedestrian-safety
<http://www.change.org/p/the-united-nations-stop-look-and-listen-make-sure-e
lectric-and-hybrid-vehicles-are-audible-to-ensure-pedestrian-safety>  .
 
Let's help our colleagues across the pond get ten-thousand signatures!
 
Sincerely,
Chris Danielsen
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
 
Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D.
Director of Public Relations
National Federation of the Blind
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Office: (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
Mobile: (410) 262-1281
Email: cdanielsen at nfb.org <mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org> 

Twitter: @NFB_Voice
 
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expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
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