[Quietcars] Students seeking feedback about quiet cars.

[Robert Wilson]

Hi,

Polling pedestrians is a good idea but it may also make sense to poll hybrid electric owners. Given the Prius is ~66% of all hybrids, one of the better sites is:

http://www.priuschat.com/

Another site although not as active would be:

http://www.myhybridcar.com/

Bob Wilson

> Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:50:31 -0500
> To: david.andrews at state.mn.us
> From: aruell at comcast.net
> Subject: [Quietcars] Students seeking feedback about quiet cars.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amy Ruell [mailto:aruell at comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 7:12 AM
> To: aruell at comcast.net
> Subject: Students seeking feedback about quiet cars.
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> 
> Please do not hit reply. Fill out the questionnaire and send to:
> azng88 at gmail.com
> Thanks.
> Amy
> Boston University College of Engineering Senior Design Project
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> 
> 
>                  We are a team of five seniors at Boston University's College
> of Engineering. For our senior design project, we are developing a system
> that will alert blind pedestrians of oncoming hybrid/electric vehicles with
> quiet engines. We would like to ask you a few questions about yourself and
> your opinions on this issue. Your answers to these questions will help us to
> better understand this problem, and your answers will allow us to develop a
> more complete and effective solution. Thank you very much for your time and
> participation. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please
> contact Alex Ng by phone at 617-320-7995 or by email at abng88 at bu.edu.
> 
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> 
> Questions:
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> 
> 
> 1.       What is your name, gender, and age (you can give an age range like
> 30-40)?
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> 
> 
> 2.       Were you blind at birth? If not, at what age did you lose your
> vision?
> 
> 
> 
> 3.       How do you feel about hybrid cars? What about bicycles? Which of
> these do you feel is more of a problem and why?
> 
> 
> 
> 4.       My understanding is that blind folk have better hearing. Can you
> please elaborate about your hearing ability? Do you feel that you hear
> things that other people may not hear? If so, please describe a common
> situation where this has occurred.
> 
> 
> 
> 5.       Do you feel that the weather has an effect on your hearing (rain,
> wind, etc.)?
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> 
> 
> 6.       What information would you want to be alerted with from our traffic
> safety system (speed of car, distance, etc.)?
> 
> 
> 
> 7.       Do you use anything other than the walking cane as a visual aid?
> Are you aware of any other products that are out there and you don't use?
> 
> 
> 
> 8.       Would you be opposed to carrying around a device to alert you of
> oncoming hybrid/electric cars? If yes, why? What if the device was
> integrated with the walking cane?
> 
> 
> 
> 9.        How do you feel about having to recharge your electrical devices
> such as cell phone?
> 
> 
> 
> 10.   If anything was possible, what would be your ideal solution to this
> problem?
> 
> 
> 
> 11.   Lastly, would you be interested and willing to participate in a
> hearing test?
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> 
> Thank you again for your time.
> 
> 
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