Ocala.com - Hybrid cars: . . . too quiet?
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Ocala.com - Hybrid cars: . . . too quiet?
http://www.ocala.com/article/2008041...ntertainment02
This appears to be the home town paper of Rep. Cliff Stearns who co-sponsored HR 5734. Now I could write a reply but it would have more impact if a Florida voter wrote a reply to this article. It needs to be in your words but cite the facts and data:
Bob Wilson
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With electric motors to supplement gasoline engines, the hybrids can offer better gas mileage and generate less air pollution than their gas-only counterparts.
But advocates for the blind say such vehicles pose a potential threat to blind people because of their low noise level relative to gas-powered cars.
"Blind people are unable to hear them, and of course, hearing [cars] is how we navigate safely and effectively," said National Federation of the Blind spokesman Chris Danielsen. "Blind people cannot hear these vehicles ... There have been blind people who have had some very close calls."
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With electric motors to supplement gasoline engines, the hybrids can offer better gas mileage and generate less air pollution than their gas-only counterparts.
But advocates for the blind say such vehicles pose a potential threat to blind people because of their low noise level relative to gas-powered cars.
"Blind people are unable to hear them, and of course, hearing [cars] is how we navigate safely and effectively," said National Federation of the Blind spokesman Chris Danielsen. "Blind people cannot hear these vehicles ... There have been blind people who have had some very close calls."
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- noise makers on hybrids leave them just as dangerous as gas-only vehicles
- six blind killed in 2006 were struck by gas power vehicles
- we need better technology than unaided ears
Bob Wilson
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