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

Fri Apr 24 16:16:41 UTC 2009

Yes an email did come threw.
Rania,
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel R" <djdan567 at gmail.com>
To: "New Jersey Association of Blind Students" <njabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Njabs-talk] U.S. Senators John Kerry and Arlen 
SpecterIntroduce Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act

if i'm not mistaken, there was an e-mail sent out with all the
requirements pertaining this inquiry. If you have the time, go back to
the archives, and you should find the E-mail dedicated to this
question. have a good day.

On 4/23/09, Serena <serenacucco at verizon.net> wrote:
> It's about time!
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> Serena
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "EVELYN E. VALDEZ" <tweetybaby19 at comcast.net>
> To: <njabs-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:40 PM
> Subject: [Njabs-talk] U.S. Senators John Kerry and Arlen Specter Introduce
> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act
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>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>> CONTACT:
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>> Chris Danielsen
>> Director of Public Relations
>> National Federation of the Blind
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>> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>> (410) 262-1281
>> (Cell)
>> cdanielsen at nfb.org
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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
>>
>>
>> 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 protect 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
>>
>> 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
>>
>> of the National Federation of the Blind.
>>
>> “The blind, like all pedestrians, must be able to travel to work, to
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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
>>
>> 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
>>
>> 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
>>
>> 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
>>
>> legislation to ensure that the blind and other pedestrians can continue 
>> to
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>> travel safely and independently.”
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>> ###
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>> About the National
>>
>> Federation of the Blind
>>
>>
>> With more than
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>> 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and
>> most
>>
>> influential membership organization of blind people in the United
>>
>> States.
>>
>> The NFB improves blind people’s lives through advocacy, education,
>>
>> research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
>>
>> self-confidence.  It is the leading
>>
>> force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.
>> In January 2004 the NFB opened the
>>
>> National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research
>> and
>>
>> training center in the United
>>
>> States for the blind led by the
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>> blind.
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