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

[Deborah Kent Stein]

Yes, that's it exactly.   It's intended to be informative but not startling.

Debbie

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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" 
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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

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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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