[Quietcars] Message on Quiet Car Legislation

[Deborah Kent Stein]

The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (aka the Quiet Cars Bill) was added as 
an amendment to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, a bill addressing many safety 
issues.  The Motor Vehicle Safety Act lost momentum, but we're still hoping 
to get action on the original Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (HB 734 and 
SB 841) before the end of this congress.

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "michael townsend" <mrtownsend at optonline.net>
To: <quietcars at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 1:18 PM
Subject: [Quietcars] Message on Quiet Car Legislation


>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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