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At least some of the remaining 20% are blind, and only have engine noise to work on when trying to work out if its safe for them to cross the road or not. I dou
by jon-wood 12y ago
At least some of the remaining 20% are blind, and only have engine noise to work on when trying to work out if its safe for them to cross the road or not. I doubt the simulated engine noise has to be very loud to alert those people to the presence of a vehicle, but it does seem unreasonable to ask them to just take their chances, or listen out for the sound of tires rolling along tarmac.
- cm2187 12y agoThere are many other dangers not making noise. Bikes for example. Blind or not, no one should rely on noise to decide whether it is safe to cross a street. People got used to live with cars, it will be only a minuscule increment to get used to live with silent electric cars.
- jareds 12y agoAs someone who is totally blind and has over 20 years of experience crossing streets I am interested in what you feel the other realistic options for crossing streets with out listening to sound are? I have excepted the fact that crossing a street will never be completely safe. At least where I walk bikes are not common on the main streets and even if they were I'd much rather get hit by someone going 25 miles an hour on a bike then an electric car going 45 miles per hour.