Hybrid cars dangerously quiet for pedestrians: US blind group

[Psycho4Bud]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An association of blind Americans has warned that cars with hybrid engines using electricy and fuel are dangerously too quiet for pedestrians.

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) said hybrid cars pose a risk to the blind, children, the elderly, cyclists and distracted pedestrians.

The group said it conducted tests with blind people.

"We had the car drive by in different situations, to see wether or not people could hear it and use the sound of the car to safely cross the street, and they could not. The car was just silent," NFB spokesman John Pare told AFP.
Hybrid cars dangerously quiet for pedestrians: US blind group - Yahoo! News

Global warming, clean up emissions.........now we need the noise?:wtf:

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on 02-14-2007. Hybrid cars dangerously quiet for pedestrians: US blind group WASHINGTON (AFP) - An association of blind Americans has warned that cars with hybrid engines using electricy and fuel are dangerously too quiet for pedestrians. The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) said hybrid cars pose a risk to the blind, children, the elderly, cyclists and distracted pedestrians. The group said it conducted tests with blind people. "We had the car drive by in different situations, to see wether or not people could hear it and use the sound of the car to Rating: 5

[Zimzum]

ROFL! next will be cars are too fast for insects to move out of the way in time. Maybe we can throw in a pack of playing cards with each hybrid car to stick in the wheel well for some sound effects.

[hisbiggness36]

LOL

[Psycho4Bud]

Get ready.......if all the special interest groups get together and have their way, this is your car of the future.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[PatrickHenry]

hhahahahahhahahaah

In other news, blind people can't see any thing, they might have some handicaps! Everyone panic!

[delusionsofNORMALity]

....this is your car of the future.:jointsmile:

sorry, manufacturing such a vehicle would seriously deplete our precious stone reserves. please find an alternative to rock and gravel products in your future submissions.

dept. of the inferior

[Psycho4Bud]

sorry, manufacturing such a vehicle would seriously deplete our precious stone reserves. please find an alternative to rock and gravel products in your future submissions.

dept. of the inferior

:S2: Classic!

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

[medicinal]

I'm with the playing card trick. or a little noisemaker bolted to the hood propelled by a hamster. Or maybe a crying baby stuck to the hood with velcro, hook up a little shock probe to his penis in case he quits crying, just juice him.~LOL~

[JackdaWack]

so what are they implying... we should make things noisy so blind people the like .00000000005 percent of the popultion can know wether or not something is commming, what about the millions of people who ride bikes, im sure they have a problem running into them aswell. Distracted pedestrians should not be in the study either, if your crossing a street and not paying attention u kinda deserve to be hit. also, cross walks are there for a reason, and cars are supposed to yeild to any pedestrian in a cross walk, so J walking is illegal for a reason. And drivers should be aware of the fact that people do walk in streets and its up to the drive to aviod accidents in that situatuion.

[harris7]

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) said hybrid cars pose a risk to the blind, children, the elderly, cyclists and distracted pedestrians.
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well isn't this true of all cars?
i'm glad it took a study to realize this