[Njabs-talk] U.S. Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter Introduce Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act

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From: Serena <serenacucco at verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [Njabs-talk] U.S. Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter Introduce Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act


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Subject: [Njabs-talk] U.S. Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter Introduce Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act 
 
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> U.S. Senators John 
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> Kerry and Arlen Specter 
> Introduce Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act 
> The National Federation of the Blind Applauds them for their Measure 
> to Protect Lives and Preserve Independence of Blind Americans 
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> Washington, DC (April 22, 2009): Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Arlen > Specter (R-PA) 
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> introduced a bill, S. 841, intended to prot
ect the blind and other > pedestrians 
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> from injury or death as a result of silent vehicle technology. The 
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> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 requires the Secretary of 
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> Transportation to conduct a study on how to protect the blind and others > from 
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> being injured or killed by vehicles using hybrid, electric, and other > silent 
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> engine technologies. 
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> Because 
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> blind pedestrians cannot locate and evaluate traffic using their vision, > they 
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> must listen to traffic to discern its speed, direction, and other > attributes in 
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> order to travel safely and independently. Other people, including 
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> pedestrians who are not blind, bicyclists, runners, and small children, > also 
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> benefit from hearing the sound of vehicle engines. New vehicles that 
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> employ hybrid or electric engine technology can be silent, rendering them 
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> extremely dangerous in situations where vehicles and pedestrians come into 
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> proximity with each other. 
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> “The National Federation of the Blind appreciates the wise and 
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> decisive action taken today by Senators Kerry and Specter to preserve the > right 
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> to safe and independent travel for the blind,” said Dr. Marc Maurer, > President 
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> of the National Federation of the Blind. 
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> “The blind, like all pedestrians, must be able to=2
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> school, to church, and to other places in our communities without being > injured 
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> or killed. This bill will benefit all pedestrians for generations to come 
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> as new vehicle technologies become more prevalent. The blind of America 
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> will do everything in our power to ensure its swift passage.” 
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> “I’m a major proponent of hybrid vehicles––I 
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> own one, I drive one, and I’ve seen firsthand their environmental and > economic 
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> benefits,” said Senator Kerry. “The 
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> market is demanding new technologies in the auto industry, and Americans > are 
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> demanding we finally kick our foreign oil addiction. As we continue to 
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> promote our energy independence, however, we must do more to ensure the > safety 
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> of those who use senses other than sight to navigate the roads. I look 
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> forward to working with Secretary LaHood to ensure that hybrid vehicles > are safe 
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> for everyone.” 
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> “Blind people 
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> have the same right to safe travel as all other pedestrians,” said Senator 
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> Specter. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on this important 
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> legislation to ensure that the blind and other pedestrians can continue to 
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> travel safely and independently.” 
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