Are Priuses Too Quiet?
Hybrid / Electric Cars
Little-known fact: I spend my nights and weekends working on another project, Where's Lulu - a website where people can review restaurants and shops based on their accessibility.
So I've been meaning to cover what I think is an interesting, green vs. disability topic: Are hybrid cars too silent?
The National Federation for the Blind thinks so - blind people can't hear them coming when they're walking down the street. The organization's asking carmakers to add the equivalent of noisemakers to hybrid cars. NPR did a test, and it's hard not to see where the Federation's coming from.
On a related note, Nissan's new electric car, the Leaf, will likely make noises for this very reason.
-Toshio…off to try not to get hit…
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So I've been meaning to cover what I think is an interesting, green vs. disability topic: Are hybrid cars too silent?
The National Federation for the Blind thinks so - blind people can't hear them coming when they're walking down the street. The organization's asking carmakers to add the equivalent of noisemakers to hybrid cars. NPR did a test, and it's hard not to see where the Federation's coming from.
On a related note, Nissan's new electric car, the Leaf, will likely make noises for this very reason.
-Toshio…off to try not to get hit…
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