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Date Posted: 08:26:07 06/26/08 Thu
Author: -S.
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Here you go, Xterraflex...

I never thought of this, but it seems to me they might have a legit beef here, albeit an odd one. Hybrids are too *quiet* for some...

http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2008/06/24/hybrid_vehicles_pose_silent_threat_to_the_blind/

Hybrid vehicles pose silent threat to the blind

Associated Press / June 24, 2008

WASHINGTON - Advocates for the blind want the government to set minimum sound standards for new cars and trucks, pointing to potential safety hazards for blind pedestrians who can't hear silent gas-electric hybrid vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held a daylong hearing yesterday to discuss the issue, which has been raised by organizations that represent about 1.1 million legally blind Americans. "For us, these cars are invisible," said Deborah Kent Stein of the National Federation of the Blind.

Stein and representatives of other organizations for the blind said hybrid vehicles are difficult for blind pedestrians to detect, since they use traffic sounds to determine when it's safe to cross the street. They asked the government to conduct more research into the issue and require cars to emit minimum decibel levels.

More---> http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2008/06/24/hybrid_vehicles_pose_silent_threat_to_the_blind/

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Someone suggested the sound of the vehicle the Jetsons cruise around in for the sound they should make. (NT) -- OffroadX, 18:19:49 06/26/08 Thu
- Re: Someone suggested the sound of the vehicle the Jetsons cruise around in for the sound they should make. -- -S., 20:42:50 06/26/08 Thu
  - That's it! (NT) -- OffroadX, 20:21:20 06/27/08 Fri
    - Re: That's it! -- -S., 22:12:00 06/27/08 Fri
That's a new one for me -- Xterrflex, 17:38:49 06/29/08 Sun
- Re: That's a new one for me -- -S., 00:00:49 06/30/08 Mon
  - Agreed -- Xterrflex, 20:01:40 06/30/08 Mon
    - How about...? -- -S., 21:19:06 06/30/08 Mon
      - Sure! -- Xterrflex, 21:09:24 07/02/08 Wed
        Re: Sure! -- -S., 01:03:11 07/04/08 Fri
        Mercedes conversions are popular around here -- Xterrflex, 10:34:13 07/05/08 Sat
Re: Here you go, Xterraflex... -- Newxterraowner, 21:18:37 01/12/09 Mon

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