[Quietcars] pedestrian accident reports revealing hybrid vehicleinvolvement

[Deborah Kent Stein]

This is important information.  Thanks for passing it on!

Does anyone else on this list know about the reporting criteria in their 
states?

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Stewart" <cclvi at yahoo.com>
To: <quietcars at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:51 PM
Subject: [Quietcars] pedestrian accident reports revealing hybrid 
vehicleinvolvement


>A letter from the Director of New York State's
> Department of Motor Vehicles, states that it is not
> possible to determine from official reports whether a
> car in an accident is a hybrid.  He states that it
> would be possible if manufacturers added one more
> digit to vehicle identification numbers (the "VIN").
> Even then though, some filed reports do not even
> include the VIN.  All accident reports filed
> electronically, about twenty per cent now and growing,
> and reports filed via hard copy involving vehicles
> registered in NY, include a VIN.  The Director also
> indicated that the present requirement is for a
> reporting officer to identify up to two causative
> factors for each accident reported.
>
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