http://greenoptions.com/tag/silent-engine-technology Posts tagged 'silent-engine technology' Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/09/hybrid-cars-a-threat-to-blind-people/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/09/hybrid-cars-a-threat-to-blind-people/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:23:08 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecoscraps.com/2008/04/09/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. To address that concern, two U.S. House representatives have introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of Transportation to study ways to protect the blind and others from quiet cars.

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