[Quietcars] Chevrolet volt review: No mention of audible cues forpedestrians.

[Ken Stewart]

Pardon my denseness, but does not every auto offer the ddriver the opportunity to beep his horn to alert pedestrians?  Perhaps this feature differs by being a repeating and less bold sound?

--- On Sat, 1/29/11, Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net> wrote:


From: Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net>
Subject: Re: [Quietcars] Chevrolet volt review: No mention of audible cues forpedestrians.
To: "Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety" <quietcars at nfbnet.org>
Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 1:44 PM




You're absolutely right; the new Chevy Volt has a driver-activated sound to warn pedestrians.  It sounds like a light horn beep.  We have reason to hope that the next version will have a "passive warning system," i.e., a sound that is not under the driver's control.

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- From: "michael townsend" <mrtownsend at optonline.net>
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Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 3:44 PM
Subject: [Quietcars] Chevrolet volt review: No mention of audible cues forpedestrians.


> In doing research on the Chevrolet Volt, the only thing I found for
> accessible cues to allert bystanders is that the driver can activate and
> deactivate a horn if someone's getting too close to this vehicle.  POOR,
> indeed. Rumor has it that newer designs will eliminate driver interference
> with being able to switch warning devices on and off at will.
> 
> http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt3008a.shtml
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