[Quietcars] Regression testing 2010 Prius

[michael townsend]

That's one great use for a horn.  And, make it a loud one that irritates.  

An interesting fact that you may know, bob, that others may not.  The
Renault had two horns in its Dauphine, I believe it was spelled.  With its
40hp rear engined car, it had a city and a country horn.  Maybe, something
could be rigged up for a special alert for the accident avoidance piece of
this as a safety item.  A shrill polyphonic horn might work!

Enjoy your day.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Robert Wilson
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:51 PM
To: quietcars at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Quietcars] Regression testing 2010 Prius


> . . . Until the wonderful
> future day when cars are smart enough to avoid accidents, . . .

That future for the Prius began with a small step on May 2009 when the first
2010 Prius were sold. But due to the option pricing, only the top of the
line, $30,000+ Prius can get the accident avoidance system option. This
means the buyer also has to pay for fancy wheels, leather interiors, GPS,
backup camera, automatic parking, and a bunch of things that return marginal
value for the price.

I would prefer to see every hybrid and electric car have a pedestrian
sensitive, accident avoidance system as standard equipment. This would make
these vehicles measurably safer for all accidents. Toyota already has the
technology but we need economies of scale to drive down the cost and the
same requirement for all hybrids and electric vehicles. BTW, I have no
problem if the accident avoidance system 'growles' the horn when a
pedestrian is detected within range or activates the horn it an accident is
pending. After all, alterting the other party is well within the range and
function of a horn.

Bob Wilson



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