[Quietcars] Fwd: [NFB of PA Discussions] Re: A Silent danger ?

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>Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:15:40 -0000
>Subject: [NFB of PA Discussions] Re: A Silent danger ?
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>"Arnold" <arnoldtrucker at ...> wrote:
> >This is a real problem. I was almost hit by a Prius two weeks ago
>and I am not blind. I have normal hearing but could not hear the car
>behind me in the parking lot. By the way, I live in Iowa and
>happened onto this group while searching for Braille sheet music. I
>like to improvise on my saxophone and was looking for new ideas. Some
>time ago when I was a small child I spent a summer living with a blind
>aunt, so I know something about blindness;that's why I take an
>interest in this.
>
>Brian
>
> >
> > A slient danger?
> >
> > (Credit: CNET Networks)
> > The benefits of hybrid cars have been outlined and debated
> > exhaustively. However, the National Federation of the Blind will
> > testify next week on the dangers hybrid vehicles in silent mode pose to
> > the blind, and other pedestrians. So called "full hybrid" cars, such as
> > the Toyota Prius, and the Lexus GS450h shut off their combustion
> > engines and rely on propulsion from quiet electric motors under certain
> > low-speed driving conditions. According to the NFB, "hybrid vehicles
> > are virtually silent when accelerating and decelerating, making it
> > impossible for blind individuals to detect their presence". To address
> > the issue, Maryland State Senator Norman Stone is proposing a bill
> > aimed at requiring all vehicles sold and licensed in Maryland to emit a
> > minimum sound level at all times
> >
>
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