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Is there any legislation proposed to ensure cars make at least a certain amount of noise while driving, for safety reasons? The new Prius will have a noise gene
by rodh257 15y ago
Is there any legislation proposed to ensure cars make at least a certain amount of noise while driving, for safety reasons? The new Prius will have a noise generated so that blind people/distracted people will be aware of the car coming around the corner, is there any plans to require this sort of thing by law? Seems to me that once these types of almost silent cars start to become popular we'll see an increase in pedestrian injuries.
This may be a little off-topic, and it's not a dig at the Tesla which looks like a great car, I was just struck by how silent it was (I haven't seen a fully electric car in person here in Australia yet)
- robterrell 15y agoI was walking past Moscone a few days ago just as, for some reason, they were driving a Model S and Roadster inside the Oracle show. (I have no idea why they were at the Oracle show, but I was happy to have the chance to snap some pictures.) They were perfectly silent. I was admiring the Model S when the Roadster came up behind me and I had no idea it was even there until someone said something. It was moving slowly, but I've heard golf carts that were louder at the same speed. I once got to drive an EV1. It included an electronic noisemaker for exactly that purpose, to keep pedestrians alive. Expect government regulations if Tesla doesn't do something first.
- chadgeidel 15y agoI honestly don't understand the need. It is the driver's responsibility to be aware of pedestrians, and the pedestrian's responsibility to not jaywalk. Look both ways and all that. We need less noise pollution.