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

[Joshua Lester]

Lisa, you might be able to actually post this directly from the NFB
talk list. Anyone on this list can send me a private message, if
that's against the rules. I don't know, because I just joined in July
of 2010. Blessings, Joshua

On 1/5/11, 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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> Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] President Signs Pedestrian Safety
> EnhancementAct
> Date sent: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:15:46 -0600
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> President Signs Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act
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> 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.
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> "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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