[NFB-NM] NFB 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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