[nfbwatlk] Fw: National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationReport, April 2010

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
The other night on the news they talked about how Nisson is coming out with 
an electric car that will cost less.  They said they would have us listen to 
the sound of the car but it would be silent.  Nothing was said about blind 
pedestrians.
Thanks
Lauren
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From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
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Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fw: National Highway Traffic Safety 
AdministrationReport,April 2010


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Sue Ammeter
> To: wcb-l at wcbinfo.org ; presidents at wcbinfo.org
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 5:44 PM
> Subject: [Wcb-l] National Highway Traffic Safety 
> AdministrationReport,April 2010
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Eric Bridges
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [leadership] National Highway Traffic Safety 
> AdministrationReport, April 2010
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> Many appologies to one and all. I  pasted the wrong link in to the 
> previous message. Below is the correct link to the full report.
>
> Eric
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> http://www.acb.org/washington/Quiet-Car-Report-DOT-Phase-I.htm
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>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: leadership-bounces at acb.org [mailto:leadership-bounces at acb.org]On 
> Behalf Of Eric Bridges
>  Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:40 PM
>  To: leadership at acb.org; announce at acb.org
>  Subject: [leadership] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
> Report,April 2010
>
>
>  For the past year the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) has 
> studied the impact of hybrid and electric vehicles on blind and visually 
> impaired pedestrians.
>
>
>
>  Earlier this week NHTSA released phase I of a study entitled Quieter Cars 
> and the Safety Of Blind Pedestrians.
>
>
>
>  NHTSA's findings confirm what we in the blind community have known for 
> years. Hybrid and electric vehicles traveling at low speeds are extremely 
> difficult to identify due to the lack of sound emission. The NHTSA report 
> says "This research provides information to better understand the safety 
> risk to blind pedestrians associated with the acoustic profiles of quieter 
> cars in various
>
>  maneuvers and ambient sound conditions."
>
>
>
>  ACB along with NFB, Representative Towns's office, and  the Society of 
> Automotive Engineers have met with NHTSA about the study and its progress 
> 5 times over the last 12 months. Phase II of the study is expected to 
> begin later this summer and is expected to focus on sound emission 
> standards.
>
>  The link to NHTSA's full report is at the end of this message. This is a 
> long and detailed report but I encourage those who are interested to read 
> the executive summary.
>
>
>
>  Eric .
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>  http://www.acb.org/washington/Quiet-Car-Report-DOT-Phase-I.htm#sumfind
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>  Eric Bridges
>
>  Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
>
>  American Council of the Blind
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>  2200 Wilson Blvd. Suite 650
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>  Arlington, VA 22201
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>  Phone: (202) 467-5081
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>  Fax: (703) 465-5085
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