[Quietcars] What should Ford's new Focus EV sound like?, Autoblog Green, June 23, 2011

[Ken Stewart]

Fair point, Lloyd.  It is a trade off, and sometimes we need additional sound from an internal combustion vehicle when the driver can come at us from a quiet status stopped position too.  I would be glad to have all vehicles to sound off at such times.  Kenf. 

--- On Sun, 7/24/11, Lloyd Rasmussen <lras at sprynet.com> wrote:


From: Lloyd Rasmussen <lras at sprynet.com>
Subject: Re: [Quietcars] What should Ford's new Focus EV sound like?, Autoblog Green, June 23, 2011
To: "'Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety'" <quietcars at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, July 24, 2011, 8:47 PM


I think that some of the proposed sounds are more high-tech than necessary.
They seem to be over-engineered and over-branded.  

But your proposal has one deficiency.  I believe that it is desirable that
cars make some sound while stopped, whenever they are "ready to roll" in a
few seconds.  In other words, if a car is parked, there is no need for
sound.  But once a driver is in position and has "started" the car, whether
waiting at a traffic light or waiting before turning into a driveway, there
should be some sound during this stationary phase.  The stationary vehicle
that is about to cross your path is just as dangerous as the slowly moving
vehicle.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls


> -----Original Message-----
> From: quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Ken Stewart
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 8:24 PM
> To: Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety
> Subject: Re: [Quietcars] What should Ford's new Focus EV sound
> like?,Autoblog Green, June 23, 2011
> 
> My own notion continues to be that a simple mechanical item with no
> electronics needed, could be attached to all four wheel housings which
> would clack loudly as the wheels roll slowly, and as speed increases the
> sounds would grow more rapid and more like clicks.  At highway speed there
> would be no audible clicking, with vehicle movement sound being from air
> turbulance and tires on pavement just like other motor vehicles.
> 


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