The Boogeyman in the Hybrid: Top Five Threats
But according to a number of urban myths, the growing fleet of hybrids is actually an evil force ready to inflict great harm to people with pacemakers, blind people, and anybody who dares to sit behind the wheel of a Toyota Prius. …
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Hybrid Car’s Poses Threat to Safety of Blind Persons
In the recent American International Automobile Dealers Association newsletter, they pointed out the threats posed by hybrid cars to blind people. The report stated that crossing the street has become more challenging for those who are …
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Hybrid Cars a Threat to Blind People?
Hybrid cars and other vehicles with silent engines could pose a threat to visually impaired people who rely on traffic noises to judge when it’s safe to cross the street, according to the National Federation of the Blind. …
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Congress to protect blind people from…hybrid cars?
While the organization is not aware of people being struck by cars they couldn’t hear, NFB President Marc Maurer has said he fears it’s only a matter of time. No blind person has ever been hit by a hybrid, so let’s spend Congressional …
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Congress to Introduce Bill to Protect Blind People From Hybrid …
The measure would require the Transportation Department to establish safety standards for hybrids and other vehicles that make little discernible noise, including an audible means for alerting people that cars are nearby. …
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Are hybrid cars too quiet for blind people?
Apparently, blind pedestrians are worried about hybrids because they run so quietly — the pedestrians are afraid they might accidentally walk into the cars’ path. (I’ve found that most people who drive hybrids can’t stop talking about …
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New Bill Will Protect Blind People From Hybrid Cars
Congressmen will introduce proposal to make quiet hybrid cars safer for the blind. http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politi…
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Legislation to require hybrids to emit sound
%26quot;These quiet cars that are very difficult to hear in the normal flow of everyday outdoor activity play a safety hazard,%26quot; says Jennifer Dunnam, president of the NFB’s Minnesota affiliate. %26quot;Blind people depend on their hearing to know …
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New Bill Will Protect Blind People From Hybrid Cars
Congressmen will introduce proposal to make quiet hybrid cars safer for the blind.
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Congress To Protect Blind People From Hybrid Cars
A bill intended to protect blind people and other pedestrians from the dangers posed by quiet cars will be introduced Wednesday in Congress. “The beneficial trend toward more environmentally friendly vehicles has had the unintended …
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