[Quietcars] Message on Quiet Car Legislation

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

I totally agree with you. They just need to bite the bullet and do it and 
this will only happen with mandatory uniform regulations.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jewel S." <herekittykat2 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety" 
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Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 11:28 AM
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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