[nfb-talk] [Nfbnet-members-list] President Signs Pedestrian Safety EnhancementAct

[David Andrews]

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At 04:55 PM 1/5/2011, you wrote:
>Can someone please send me the link to this article so i can post it 
>on facebook lisa
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>From: "Freeh,Jessica" <JFreeh at nfb.org> (by way of David Andrews 
><dandrews at visi.com>)
>Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] President Signs Pedestrian Safety 
>EnhancementAct
>Date sent: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:15:46 -0600
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>Chris Danielsen
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>Director of Public Relations
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>National Federation of the Blind
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>(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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>(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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>cdanielsen at nfb.org
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>President Signs Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act
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>Washington, D.C.  (January 5, 2011): The National Federation of the
>Blind today commended President Barrack Obama for signing into law
>the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (S.  841), which will protect
>the blind and other pedestrians from injury as a result of silent
>vehicle technology.
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>"The National Federation of the Blind is pleased that this critical
>legislation has been signed into law, preserving the right to safe
>and independent travel for the blind," said Dr.  Marc Maurer,
>President of the National Federation of the Blind.  "The blind, like
>all pedestrians, must be able to travel to work, to school, to
>church, and to other places in our communities, and we must be able
>to hear vehicles in order to do so.  This law, which is the result of
>collaboration among blind Americans, automobile manufacturers, and
>legislators, will benefit all pedestrians for generations to come as
>new vehicle technologies become more prevalent.  We look forward to
>working with the Department of Transportation throughout the
>regulatory process."
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>Because blind pedestrians cannot locate and evaluate traffic using
>their vision, they must listen to traffic to discern its speed,
>direction, and other attributes in order to travel safely and
>independently.  Other people, including pedestrians who are not
>blind, bicyclists, runners, and small children, also benefit from
>hearing the sound of vehicle engines.  New vehicles that employ
>hybrid or electric engine technology can be silent, rendering them
>extremely dangerous in situations where vehicles and pedestrians come
>into proximity with each other.
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