[Quietcars] Message on Quiet Car Legislation

[Dewey Bradley]

We have allot of blind people that can see good enough to tell when a car is 
there, They will think that because they can see it, then everyone else 
should, They will tell you that the bus driver shouldn't call out the stops, 
just because they can see when to pull the cord.
So we have the same thing with the cars.
Allot of people think that we can fix the problem by putting in talking walk 
lights so that we can't hear any traffic, not just the quiet ones.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety" 
<quietcars at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Quietcars] Message on Quiet Car Legislation


>I hate the idea of the horn blowing or a sudden chirp if a person gets
> too close. This would startle me something fierce, and it's even worse
> that it can be turned off...once the drivers know how to turn it off,
> they're going to, so what's the point?
>
> Why can't they just make something that emits a low humming sound
> whenever the car is running? The closer the car, the louder the hum,
> and it would be much like the hum of a fully gas car. I don't get why
> they're making this so complicated with the sound only going off when
> the car senses someone...just make a low hum that is always on when
> the car is on, like in the undercarriage...no option to turn it off,
> but it's not loud enough to annoy the driver. Signals that a seatbelt
> is not on or a door is open have no option to turn them off except in
> special car models, so why should this safety feature? Having the
> option to turn it off defeats the purpose of pedestrians always being
> able to tell when there's a car, gas or hybrid or electric, nearby.
>
> Just make a dang noise emitter that turns on as soon as the car is
> turned on, and turns off with the car. The closer the car, the closer
> the humming sound. The further the car,t he quieter the hum. Duh!
>
> Sorry, that's my rant. I don't have any update, but that's my two
> cents on the stupidity of the latest junk.
>
> On 12/1/10, michael townsend <mrtownsend at optonline.net> wrote:
>> I wanted to ask any of the powers that be if any progress has taken place 
>> on
>> the legislative effort to enable car manufacturers to agree on noises,
>> chirps and beeps for our quieter cars.  I know that the bill hasn't been
>> brought up to the vote of the senate yet, but I can summarize what I know 
>> in
>> a paragraph or two.
>>
>> One contributor to a dog guide list suggested that Lotus had an 
>> experiment
>> in the works, which I acknowledged.  However, I wrote:
>>
>> As a car nut, I know about these things, so here's what I know.  It's a
>> little confusing, so, here's what's real.
>>
>> The Lotus offering has programmable by driver applications which can be
>> turned off, and Lotus's application is not something that is widely 
>> accepted
>> at this point.  Nissan has an all electric vehicle, and the Infinity 
>> brand
>> in the M series also is coming out with a hybrid with audible cues.
>> Infinity is Nissan's luxury brand, as Lexus is Toyota's and Acura is 
>> Honda's
>> other division.
>>
>> The Chevrolet Volt, GM's electric/gas offering has a horn that beeps if
>> someone gets too close to the car, but this can also be silenced by the
>> driver.
>>
>> IF any other hybrid like Toyota Prius has such warning devices on board 
>> and
>> ready to go, please let the list know.
>>
>> That's the straight and skinny.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
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> ~Jewel
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