[Quietcars] Facts about Hybrids.

[michael townsend]

Agreed.  That's what brought me to this list, but there is an abundance of
misinformation and bad feelings that have been generated throughout this
whole process.  I am a car nut.  I have a mobility assistant with four legs
as opposed to a being a white stick.  However, I have to be aware of what
I'm doing at all times, and I don't expect that the public will always do
so, although they should when they have the privilege of driving.  It would
make my life easier if cars, including hybrids, made a little bit more
noise, and in doing so, we may give a little up in terms of noise pollution
and the environment, but we'll all benefit.  

Thanks, Deb.  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Deborah Kent Stein
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 3:56 PM
To: Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety
Subject: Re: [Quietcars] Facts about Hybrids.



Though many blind people and others are deeply concerned about the problems
posed by silently-operating vehicles, most of us appreciate the value of new
"green" technologies.  We can all benefit from cleaner air and less
dependence on fossil fuels.  We all need to do our share to reduce
greenhouse gases.  Adding a reasonable degree of sound to quiet vehicles to
help protect pedestrians and cyclists is entirely compatible with supporting
the development and proliferation of vehicles using new technologies.

Debbie




----- Original Message -----
From: "michael townsend" <mrtownsend at optonline.net>
To: <quietcars at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 12:11 PM
Subject: [Quietcars] Facts about Hybrids.


> We often hear the bad side of the hybrid on blindness lists, and we 
> discuss
> how hybrids are a danger to blind as well as other pedestrians who travel
> about each day.  But, why do people make decisions to buy one and how are
> these decisions arrived at?
>
> Cartalk.com, a web site that supplements the radio show hosted by click 
> and
> clack, the Tappet brothers, Tom and Ray on NP{R, furnishes a lot of
> interesting reading on the subject.  I share this link if you choose to 
> read
> it.
>
> Mike T
>
> http://www.cartalk.com/content/features/hybrid/faqs.html
>
> "I am accustomed to hearing malicious falsehoods about myself...but I 
> think
> I have
> a right to resent, to object to, libelous statements about my dog."
> -Franklin D. Roosevelt
> Mike Townsend and Seeing Eye dog Brent
> Dunellen, New Jersey  08812
> emails:  mrtownsend at optonline.net;
> michael.townsend54 at gmail.com
> Home Phone:  732  200-5643
> Cellular:  732  718-9480
>
>
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