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This is stupid; do nothing and people will learn to adjust. I actually like the idea of a city with less noise pollution. I would be more in favour of cars wit

• rayiner 14y ago
  I'd sooner we just ban cars, with the exception of taxi cabs that can be made to emit an appropriately audible warning, within the urban cores of cities.
• jareds 14y ago
  Will you drive me anywhere I need to go or pay the difference between a self-driving car and a normal car if self-driving cars become available since I can't look one way let alone both ways? Proximity sensors aren't a good enough solution since as a blind individual I rely on hearing traffic patterns to determine when lights are red verses green. I'm sure you could create an electronic device for use by blind people what would interface with cars and traffic lights to make up for not hearing the noise but who will actually pay for the development and installation that would be required for such a device?
• snogglethorpe 14y ago
  Simply banning cars would be a far more effective solution, both for increasing safety, and for making the urban environment more pleasant (in a multitude of ways, not just noise). As a halfway measure, serious street-calming (making streets much narrower, etc) can have some of the same effects.
• greenyoda 14y ago
  "Remember, look both ways before crossing the street." That assumes that you can see; blind people can't. (And lots of blind people I see on the street don't have guide dogs.) Silent cars would also probably kill lots of people who have their eyes on their mobile devices instead of on the street.