[Nfbf-l] Fw: [OandM] Forwarded to O&M list serve by Freda Tepfer [Wcb-l] FwPedestrian Safety EnhancementAct Call for Cosponsors

Arnold Bailey arnoldbail at gmail.com
Sun Jan 25 13:02:31 UTC 2009 

Hi all,

Just a reminder. If you go to http://www.blind411.org/EZtellum.asp and enter
your zip code, you can get a list of our 2 senators and your congressman. It
will contain their E-mail address and their telephone number.

Arnold

On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Jody W. Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>wrote:

>
> Info on a bill about to be introduced to Congress
>
> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of  To direct the Secretary of
> Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that
> provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor
> vehicle operation.
>
> link to bill introduced in 2008
> http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR05734:@@@P
>
> Freda Tepfer
> student of O&M at UALR
> residing in Walla Walla WA
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: wcb-l-bounces at wcbinfo.org [mailto:wcb-l-bounces at wcbinfo.org] On
> >>> Behalf
> >>> Of Marlaina Lieberg
> >>> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 8:31 PM
> >>> To: wcb-l at wcbinfo.org
> >>> Subject: [Wcb-l] Fw: [leadership] Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act
> Call
> >>> for
> >>> Cosponsors
> >>>
> >>> Hello WCB.
>
> >>> It's time to contact your Congress person in Washington, D.C. to
> request
> >>> that he or she sign on as an original co-sponsor of the Pedestrian
> >>> Safety
> >>> Enhancement Act.  This has a direct impact on the lives of the blind,
> >>> and it is very very important.  As you will see from reading what Eric
> >>> ridges
> >>> posted to the Leadership list, this is the legislation involving quiet
> >>> cars.
> >>>
> >>> Tell your congress person that Rep. Towns (D-NY and Rep. Stearns (R-FL
> >>> will>>> be re-introducing this important bill, and you'd like him or
> her
> >>> to sign on >>> as an original co-sponsor.
> >>> If you haven't had the chance to experience a quiet car, let me tell
> you
> >>> that my brother-in-law has one and he drove by me three times on my
> >>> quiet
> >>> street last weekend and I didn't know he was there.  This post will
> give
> >>> you
> >>>
> >>> the facts, and an e-mail to your congress person  asking her or him to
> >>> sign
> >>> on to this legislation as a co-sponsor would be very helpful and very
> >>> much
> >>> appreciated.  Also, it would help to know what their response was to
> >>> your
> >>> request.  Having these responses helps both WCB and ACB track the mood
> >>> of
> >>> our friends in Congress in Washington, D.C.  By helping with this
> >>> effort,
> >>> you could be responsible for helping to save lives.
> >>> Please read on to learn the facts of the bill.  If you do not know who
> >>> your
> >>> Congress person is in D.C., you can visit
> >>>
> >>> www.leg.wa.gov
> >>>
> >>> and type in your address; you will be given your state and national
> >>> reps.
> >>> All you are asking them to do is sign on as original co-sponsors to the
> >>> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act along with with Rep. Towns (D-NY and
> >>> Rep. >>> Stearns (R-FL
> >>>
> >>> And now here's the information.  Again, please let me know when (not if
> >>> since my hope is you will all do this and not think somebody else will
> >>> handle it) you hear back from your congress person.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance for what I know you'll do!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Marlaina
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>
> >>> From: "Eric Bridges" <ebridges at acb.org
> >>>
> >>> To: "'leadership-acb.org'" <leadership at acb.org
> >>>
> >>> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 10:24 AM
> >>>
> >>> Subject: [leadership] Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act Call for
> >>> Cosponsors
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> As we prepare for the ACB Legislative Seminar in February, work is
> >>> continuing on reintroducing The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act.
> Below
> >>> is
> >>> a Dear Colleague letter that Rep. Towns (D-NY and Rep. Stearns (R-FL)
> >>> have
> >>> put together in order to solicit original cosponsors. This letter is
> >>> pasted
> >>> below this message. I have also posted a link below that shows the list
> >>> of
> >>> cosponsors from the 110th Congress. I encourage you to reach out to
> your
> >>> members in order to seek active support for this legislative language.
> >>> Please let me know when your member agrees to sign on as a cosponsor.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Eric
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR05734:@@@P
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sign on to Protect Pedestrians from the Dangers of Quiet Cars
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Endorsing Organizations: National Federation of the Blind, American
> >>> Council
> >>> of the Blind
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Dear Colleague,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I am writing today to welcome you back to the 111th Congress, and thank
> >>> you
> >>> for your support of the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act, which I
> first
> >>> introduced
> >>>
> >>> in the 110th Congress (H.R. 5734).  This critical legislation made
> >>> significant progress in the last Congress with 88 cosponsors. I hope
> >>> that
> >>> you will sign on again to become an original-cosponsor and actively
> work
> >>> to
> >>>
> >>> ensure passage
> >>> of this legislation in the 111th Congress. The deadline for sign-on as
> >>> an
> >>>
> >>> original co-sponsor is XXXXXXXXXXXX.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> We'd like to bring your attention to the article below, published in
> the
> >>> Minnesota press this week after an eight year-old boy was struck by a
> >>> hybrid
> >>> Toyota Prius while riding his bicycle with a friend. The boy was not
> >>> seriously
> >>> injured, but was thrown onto the hood of the car. The boy's mother
> >>> pointed
> >>> out
> >>>
> >>> that the car was "totally silent" when the driver pulled over to the
> >>> side
> >>> of
> >>> the road to see if her son was okay.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> This dangerous incident points to the importance of the Pedestrian
> >>> Safety
> >>> Enhancement Act which will direct the Secretary of Transportation to
> >>> study
> >>> and
> >>>
> >>> establish a motor vehicle safety standard that will provide a means of
> >>> alerting the blind, elderly and young pedestrians of nearby cars in
> >>> order
> >>> to
> >>> insure
> >>>
> >>> pedestrian safety. The study will determine the most practical means by
> >>> which blind and other pedestrians can be warned of nearby vehicles, to
> a
> >>> comparable
> >>>
> >>> degree that they are alerted of the presence of vehicles with internal
> >>> combustion engines. Once this safety standard is determined and the
> >>> findings
> >>> are
> >>>
> >>> reported to Congress, it will be applied to all new automobiles
> >>> manufactured
> >>> or sold in the United States beginning two years after the issuing of
> >>> the
> >>>
> >>> standard.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> In recent years, the presence of hybrid, electric and other
> >>> environmentally
> >>> friendly cars has dramatically increased on our Nation's roads, with
> the
> >>> commendable
> >>>
> >>> goal of decreasing air pollution and reducing fossil fuel consumption
> >>> for
> >>> the benefit of preserving our planet. These cars have been lauded for
> >>> their
> >>> important
> >>>
> >>> contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gases, as well as their
> >>> quieter
> >>> engines. There is no question that in the coming years, we can expect
> to
> >>> see
> >>>
> >>> a further increase in the number of consumers who choose to drive these
> >>> environmentally friendly automobiles, and with good reason. However, it
> >>> is
> >>> important
> >>>
> >>> to consider potentially unintended consequences of essentially
> >>> eliminating
> >>> the noise emitted by the engines of these quiet cars; specifically, the
> >>> potential
> >>>
> >>> threat to safety that quieter cars pose for blind, elderly and young
> >>> pedestrians. As illuminated by the unfortunate incident in Minnesota,
> >>> this
> >>> has become
> >>>
> >>> an urgent safety issue.
> >>>
> >>> We urge you to join us in cosponsoring The Pedestrian Safety
> Enhancement
> >>> Act
> >>> so that we may work towards protecting the safety of all pedestrians
> >>> while
> >>>
> >>> continuing to increase the presence of environmentally friendly
> vehicles
> >>> on
> >>> our roadways. For further information about H.R. 5734, or to cosponsor
> >>> this
> >>>
> >>> legislation, please contact Emily Khoury (Rep. Towns) at 5-5936 or
> >>> emily.khoury at mail.house.gov, or James Thomas (Rep. Stearns), at 5-5744
> >>> or
> >>> james.thomas at mail.house.gov.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Sincerely,
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> /s
>  /s
> >>>
> >>> Edolphus "Ed" Towns                                    Cliff Stearns
> >>>
> >>> Member of Congress                                     Member of
> >>> Congress
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Article from KARE Channel 11 News in Minnesota
> >>>
> >>> http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=510106
> >>>
> >>> Visit the website for video coverage by KARE channel 11 News
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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