[nfb-talk] [Nfbnet-members-list] President Signs Pedestrian Safety EnhancementAct

[Mike Freeman]

It is a press release rather than an article.  Go to the NFB website,

http://www.nfb.org

and put "Press Releases" in the search box and you should see a link to a page with our press releases.  You can then find the URL for the article yourself.

Mike


On Jan 5, 2011, at 14:55, "Lisa Kidder" <lisa.akidder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can someone please send me the link to this article so i can post it on facebook lisa
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> From: "Freeh,Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org> (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] President Signs Pedestrian Safety EnhancementAct
> Date sent: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:15:46 -0600
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Director of Public Relations
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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> cdanielsen at nfb.org
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> President Signs Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act
> 
> Washington, D.C.  (January 5, 2011): The National Federation of the
> Blind today commended President Barrack Obama for signing into law
> the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (S.  841), which will protect
> the blind and other pedestrians from injury as a result of silent
> vehicle technology.
> 
> "The National Federation of the Blind is pleased that this critical
> legislation has been signed into law, preserving the right to safe
> and independent travel for the blind," said Dr.  Marc Maurer,
> President of the National Federation of the Blind.  "The blind, like
> all pedestrians, must be able to travel to work, to school, to
> church, and to other places in our communities, and we must be able
> to hear vehicles in order to do so.  This law, which is the result of
> collaboration among blind Americans, automobile manufacturers, and
> legislators, will benefit all pedestrians for generations to come as
> new vehicle technologies become more prevalent.  We look forward to
> working with the Department of Transportation throughout the
> regulatory process."
> 
> Because blind pedestrians cannot locate and evaluate traffic using
> their vision, they must listen to traffic to discern its speed,
> direction, and other attributes in order to travel safely and
> independently.  Other people, including pedestrians who are not
> blind, bicyclists, runners, and small children, also benefit from
> hearing the sound of vehicle engines.  New vehicles that employ
> hybrid or electric engine technology can be silent, rendering them
> extremely dangerous in situations where vehicles and pedestrians come
> into proximity with each other.
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