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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5734 Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2009-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <title>Auto elettriche troppo silenziose. La Nissan avr&#195;&#160; il suono di ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6175271</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>RSS Sicurauto.it - Crash test e Sicurezza Stradale </name>
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News auto, moto, codice della strada, circolari ministero, sicurezza stradale, sistemi di sicurezza auto, News sul mondo della sicurezza stradale, Nuovo codice stradale, Crash test, Primo soccorso, Guida sicura auto, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sicurauto.it/news.php?subaction=showfull&amp;amp;id=1253564264&amp;amp;archive=&amp;amp;start_from=&amp;amp;ucat=2&amp;amp;&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Autos el&#195;&#169;ctricos de Nissan tendr&#195;&#161;n el sonido de los &#226;&#8364;&#339;spinners&#226;&#8364;* de ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-09-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Ingenieros de sonido de Nissan han anunciado que el coche el&#195;&#169;ctrico LEAF (Leading, Environmentally Friendly, Affordable, Family Car) que ser&#195;&#161; lanzado de manera comercial el pr&#195;&#179;ximo a&#195;&#177;o emitir&#195;&#161; un &#226;&#8364;&#339;bello y futurista ruido&#226;&#8364;* similar a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogografia.com/autos-electricos-de-nissan-tendran-el-sonido-de-los-%E2%80%9Cspinners%E2%80%9D-de-blade-runner.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Autos el&#195;&#169;ctricos de Nissan tendr&#195;&#161;n el sonido de los &#226;&#8364;&#339;spinners&#226;&#8364;* de ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-09-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Ingenieros de sonido de Nissan han anunciado que el coche el&#195;&#169;ctrico LEAF (Leading, Environmentally Friendly, Affordable, Family Car) que ser&#195;&#161; lanzado de manera comercial el pr&#195;&#179;ximo a&#195;&#177;o emitir&#195;&#161; un &#226;&#8364;&#339;bello y futurista ruido&#226;&#8364;* similar a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fayerwayer.com/2009/09/autos-electricos-de-nissan-tendran-el-sonido-de-los-spinners-de-blade-runner/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fast tracking production of electric vehicles: what about the ...</title>
    <link href="http://wheeliecatholic.blogspot.com/2009/03/fast-tracking-production-of-electric.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-20:/commentary/4590658</id>
    <updated>2009-03-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WHEELIE CATHOLIC </name>
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Ford's electric Focus that will roll out for sale in early 2011 was made by a company named Magna. It's purely electric - and goes 100 miles without recharging, while the Chevy Volt goes 40 miles on electric before going on gas. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wheeliecatholic.blogspot.com/2009/03/fast-tracking-production-of-electric.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Buy the patent: Integrated Electronic Exhaust Sound System (e ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-29:/commentary/3884855</id>
    <updated>2008-12-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>New patents available for sale or license. </name>
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In congress, as we speak, H.R. 5734 The Pedestrian Enhancement Safety Act of 2008 is being sponsored by over 50 representatives and senators. When passed, it will ultimately regulate a minimum sound requirement on all EVs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freepatentauction.com/patent?nb=3568&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&quot;Bell the Hybrid&quot; - Round II - GreenHybrid - Hybrid Cars</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-18:/commentary/3764694</id>
    <updated>2008-12-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>GreenHybrid - Hybrid Cars </name>
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Ray LaHood, a late cosponsor of H.R. 5734. This will make it somewhat difficult to figure out the best approach. Sad to say, it may lead to a much tougher problem than we had in 2008. Bob Wilson ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/f33/bell-hybrid-round-ii-20553/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Public News Service</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-01:/commentary/3640663</id>
    <updated>2008-12-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Public News Service </name>
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The next Congress is expected to re-introduce the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (HR 5734). Gourgey says that measure would mandate funding and coordinate research to add a signature sound to hybrid vehicles. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/7234-1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Personal rant</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-28:/commentary/3308532</id>
    <updated>2008-10-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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It wasn't until Congress went into recess without passing HR 5734 that I realized how obsessed I've been on defeating the &quot;Bell the Hybrid Act.&quot; Two 750 mile trips, one to DC and one to HybridFest; about $500 in mailing costs; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/55054-personal-rant.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>priuschat.com :: Cargo area cover</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-17:/commentary/3035745</id>
    <updated>2008-10-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Silence is assent -- HR 5734. Hi folks, If you don't let your congress critters know what you think about the &quot; ... LinkBack to this Thread: http://priuschat.com/forums /prius-main-forum/47322 . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://infonewsinformatica-o8l.blogspot.com/2008/10/priuschatcom-cargo-area-cover.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Warning label on sun visor?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/2966682</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
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There is a favorable probability that HR 5734, the &quot;Bell the Hybrid Act,&quot; is all but dead. There is no equivalent Senate bill and the current business has pretty well sucked out all of the oxygen. Sure there will be a lame duck session ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/54191-warning-label-sun-visor.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&quot;bell the hybrid act&quot; -- freedom of info. act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/3095300</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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yet hr 5734 has this explicit language:. &quot;(6) when operating on their electric engines, hybrid vehicles cannot be heard by blind people and others, rendering such vehicles extremely dangerous when driving on the street, emerging from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/53925-bell-hybrid-act-freedom-info-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&quot;Bell the Hybrid Act&quot; -- Freedom of Info. Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2884826</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Yet HR 5734 has this explicit language:. &quot;(6) when operating on their electric engines, hybrid vehicles cannot be heard by blind people and others, rendering such vehicles extremely dangerous when driving on the street, emerging from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53925&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>NoiseOFF - The Coalition Against Noise Pollution - Maryland</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/3622631</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NoiseOFF </name>
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A proposed law, HR 5734, mandates noise making generators on quiet vehicles. The National Federation for the Blind has been lobbying congress for noise making generators on hybrid-electric cars, claiming that the noise will allow their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.noiseoff.org/maryland.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AutoSpeed - Response</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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But my interest increased after a bill was introduced to the USA Congress, HR 5734, April 2008. That bill, &quot;Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008&quot;, mandates noise levels from hybrid electrics. We call it the &quot;Bell the Hybrid Act,&quot; .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://autospeed.com/cms/A_110694/article.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Can a car be too quiet? - On The Horizon</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The California bill is a duplicate of HR 5734, we call the &quot;Bell the Hybrid Act,&quot; so California tax payers will pay twice: (1) state taxes for Lowenthal's study, and (2) federal taxes for HR 5734. We recommend contacting the California ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohmygov.com/blogs/on-the-horizon/archive/2008/08/29/can-a-car-be-too-quiet.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wiki editor help -- HR 5734</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... yet, and; (3) an average of 5 blind are part of the annual 4700 pedestrian deaths each year. This hearing relates to pending Federal legislation HR 5734 and applies to the nearly identical California legislation SB 1174. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52865&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wiki editor help -- HR 5734</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... yet, and; (3) an average of 5 blind are part of the annual 4700 pedestrian deaths each year. This hearing relates to pending Federal legislation HR 5734 and applies to the nearly identical California legislation SB 1174. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/52865-wiki-editor-help-hr-5734-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CNSNews.com - Electric and Hybrid Cars Bad for the Blind</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-22:/commentary/3359719</id>
    <updated>2008-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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The California bill is a carbon copy of HR 5734, the &quot;Bell the Hybrid Act&quot;, so the California tax payers would get to pay for the same study twice: (1) state taxes and (2) federal taxes for HR 5734. But some of use have sent notes to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cnsnews.com/public/Content/Article.aspx?rsrcid=34478&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hybrids, Too Quiet For Their Own Good? &#194;&#171; Earth2Tech</title>
    <link href="http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/22/hybrids-too-quiet-for-their-own-good/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-08-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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There is a nearly identical bill before Congress, HR 5734, and SB 1174 ensures California tax payers will pay for the same &#226;&#8364;&#8482;study&#226;&#8364;&#8482; twice. This &#226;&#8364;&#8482;study&#226;&#8364;&#8482; looks just like the Federal bill, HR 5734, that has a hook to impose noise makers on &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/22/hybrids-too-quiet-for-their-own-good/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>125mph Tesla Roadster solves electric car performance deficiency ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Tech Herald Technology News </name>
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Adding noise makers to hybrid electric cars is already in a bill before the USA Congress, HR 5734, we call 'Bell the Hybrid Act.' There has been one hearing and the public record is available: www.regulations.gov - search ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200834/1831/125mph-Tesla-Roadster-solves-electric-car-performance-deficiency&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blog wars!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-19:/commentary/2711624</id>
    <updated>2008-08-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
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Hi folks, I&amp;#39;ve been a pest about HR 5734 but sometimes you like to have a little fun. Now I&amp;#39;m not a fan of blogs, they too often are self-serving and carry less weight than the electrons used to run them. However, sometimes they are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/freds-house-pancakes/52452-blog-wars.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blog wars!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-19:/commentary/2692378</id>
    <updated>2008-08-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PriusChat Forums </name>
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Hi folks, I&amp;#39;ve been a pest about HR 5734 but sometimes you like to have a little fun. Now I&amp;#39;m not a fan of blogs, they too often are self-serving and carry less weight than the electrons used to run them. However, sometimes they are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52452&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Do Hybrids or EVs really need Fake Exhaust sounds for the Blind?</title>
    <link href="http://www.fastandloud.com/do-hybrids-or-evs-really-need-fake-exhaust-sounds-for-the-blind/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-11:/commentary/2845137</id>
    <updated>2008-08-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>fastandloud.com </name>
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Lotus Gas-Sipper. Lotus Cars seems to be the latest car manufacturer to be jumping on the Hybrid / EV bandwagon. It took them long enough, seeing that a Tesla Roadster IS a Lotus Elise. Yes, they modified it to damn-near a nth of its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fastandloud.com/do-hybrids-or-evs-really-need-fake-exhaust-sounds-for-the-blind/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Do Hybrids or EVs really need Fake Exhaust sounds for the Blind?</title>
    <link href="http://fastandloud.com/do-hybrids-or-evs-really-need-fake-exhaust-sounds-for-the-blind/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-11:/commentary/4164681</id>
    <updated>2008-08-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fast and Loud </name>
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Lotus Gas-Sipper. Lotus Cars seems to be the latest car manufacturer to be jumping on the Hybrid / EV bandwagon. It took them long enough, seeing that a Tesla Roadster IS a Lotus Elise. Yes, they modified it to damn-near a nth of its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fastandloud.com/do-hybrids-or-evs-really-need-fake-exhaust-sounds-for-the-blind/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Adding Fake Sound to Electric Cars</title>
    <link href="http://relationshaping.com/2008/08/adding-fake-sound-to-electric-cars.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-11:/commentary/2725700</id>
    <updated>2008-08-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>David W. Boles&amp;#39; RelationShaping </name>
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A proposed law, HR 5734, mandates noise making generators on quiet vehicles. The National Federation for the Blind has been lobbying congress for noise making generators on hybrid-electric cars, claiming that the noise will allow their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://relationshaping.com/2008/08/adding-fake-sound-to-electric-cars.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lotus - lets have some fun</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-08:/commentary/2637688</id>
    <updated>2008-08-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
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These folks are trying to ride HR 5734 to a government mandated purchase of their &amp;quot;noise&amp;quot; system. They are just trying to curry favor and really don&amp;#39;t care about the big picture. Regardless, they have issued a press release to multiple ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-hybrid-news/51985-lotus-lets-have-some-fun.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CrunchGear &#194;&#187; Archive &#194;&#187; Hybrid Vehicles: It&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s quiet out there, a ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/08/hybrid-vehicles-its-quiet-out-there-a-little-too-quiet/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-08:/commentary/3359724</id>
    <updated>2008-08-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CrunchGear </name>
    </author>
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This nonsense, HR 5734, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Bell the Hybrid Act&#226;&#8364;* has been supported by Congress critters who haven&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t realized that noise making cars already kill 4700 pedestrians per year. This bill does nothing to improve safety, just drive up the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/08/08/hybrid-vehicles-its-quiet-out-there-a-little-too-quiet/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5734</title>
    <link href="http://www.priusownersgroup.com/?p=4430" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-07:/commentary/2637687</id>
    <updated>2008-08-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Prius owners group </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
As some of you know, I&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ve been applying my engineering skills to fixing some Congressional nonsense, HR 5734, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Bell the Hybrid Act&#226;&#8364;* that proposes to put noise makers on all hybrid electrics. With the Congressional recess, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.priusownersgroup.com/?p=4430&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hybridfest Day 2 - The Show!</title>
    <link href="http://www.richrambles.com/?p=33" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/2576997</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rich Rambles: </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I also met fellow anti HR 5734 enthusiast Bob Wilson, who was there with his petition against that stupid bill. I attended the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Best of Presentation&#226;&#8364;*, where the best car display, floor display, etc. got an award, then moved my FEH (Ford ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.richrambles.com/?p=33&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5734 - final submittals</title>
    <link href="http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/51555-hr-5734-final-submittals.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/2569625</id>
    <updated>2008-07-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PriusChat Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
NHTSA-2008-0108 and HR 5734, &amp;quot;Bell the Hybrid Act.&amp;quot; I&amp;#39;ve also used the petitions from HybridFest to send letters to the representatives of everyone who signed asking that hybrid electric owners get a fair seat at the table. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/51555-hr-5734-final-submittals.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New Scientist Technology Blog: Fake engine noise makes electric ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2008/06/fake-engine-noise-to-make-electric-cars.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-12:/commentary/4186539</id>
    <updated>2008-07-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Scientist Technology Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Hybrid and electric vehicles are potentially silent killers thanks to their stealthy electric engines that do not warn pedestrians they are coming. So goes the argument for making them produce some kind of warning noise, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2008/06/fake-engine-noise-to-make-electric-cars.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Update on hybrid car issue</title>
    <link href="http://heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com/2008/07/update-on-hybrid-car-issue.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-02:/commentary/2429075</id>
    <updated>2008-07-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Living on the frontlines </name>
    </author>
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... Texas&#226;&#8364;&#8220;leading representatives of the automobile industry as well as United States Congressman Ed Towns of New York, the sponsor of the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 (HR 5734), will address the nearly three thousand blind ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com/2008/07/update-on-hybrid-car-issue.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The blind leading the blind</title>
    <link href="http://www.priusownersgroup.com/?p=4135" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2486692</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Prius owners group </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Prius of the future? Bob Wilson, who I know from the Yahoo Prius Technical Mailing list lso of GreenHybrid.com has been involved in the upcoming bill to add &#226;&#8364;&#339;noisemakers&#226;&#8364;* to hybrids (in particular the Prius) to make them less ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.priusownersgroup.com/?p=4135&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5734 - Again</title>
    <link href="http://www.richrambles.com/?p=15" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/commentary/2399134</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rich Rambles: </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Again, HR 5734 isn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t fixing any problems, in fact, I suggest that any idea to help the blind should be universally helpful. Like for instance, all the blind, when they leave their homes, should wear neon yellow reflective clothes, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.richrambles.com/?p=15&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tomorrow</title>
    <link href="http://www.priusownersgroup.com/?p=4121" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-26:/commentary/2507329</id>
    <updated>2008-06-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Prius owners group </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ve reported on HR 5734 previously, it&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s the bill which could require each hybrid owner to purchase and install a device to make your car louder in an effort to reduce the potential danger to blind pedestrians. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.priusownersgroup.com/?p=4121&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5734 - A Bad Idea</title>
    <link href="http://digg.com/environment/HR_5734_A_Bad_Idea" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2390756</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Digg / upcoming </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rich argues against HR 5734. A bill in congress to force cowbells on hybrids or any vehicles not deemed loud enough.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digg.com/environment/HR_5734_A_Bad_Idea&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5734 - A Bad Idea</title>
    <link href="http://www.richrambles.com/?p=7" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2390758</id>
    <updated>2008-06-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rich Rambles: </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... the blind against all motor vehicles, not just &#226;&#8364;&#339;quiet&#226;&#8364;* ones. Additionally, safe driving is the responsibility of the driver, at all times. So be careful out there people! HR 5734 - Bad for you, bad for America, Bad for the blind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.richrambles.com/?p=7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Petition to Congress -- HR 5734</title>
    <link href="http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/49096-petition-congress-hr-5734-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-14:/commentary/2341133</id>
    <updated>2008-06-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
We petition Congress to suspend action on HR 5734 &amp;quot;Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008&amp;quot; until the relevant committees solicit testimony and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) includes representatives ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/49096-petition-congress-hr-5734-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Quiet Cars and the Pedestrian Problem Part I | DisabilityNation</title>
    <link href="http://www.disabilitynation.net/episode/quiet-cars-and-pedestrian-problem-part-i" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/commentary/3359726</id>
    <updated>2008-06-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DisabilityNation: An Audio Magazine By... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Known as the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008, HR 5734 requires the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on how to protect the blind and others from being injured or killed by vehicles using hybrid, electric, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.disabilitynation.net/episode/quiet-cars-and-pedestrian-problem-part-i&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Fw: Legislation Alert regarding quiet cars</title>
    <link href="http://centraltexasvip.blogspot.com/2008/06/fw-legislation-alert-regarding-quiet.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/commentary/2302949</id>
    <updated>2008-06-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Central Texas vip&amp;#39;s </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I wanted to let you know the latest on our Quiet Cars legislation, HR 5734. We currently have thirty Members of the House of Representatives listed as cosponsors, and Congressmen Towns and Stearns have sent a letter to Congressman John ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://centraltexasvip.blogspot.com/2008/06/fw-legislation-alert-regarding-quiet.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Prius with fake engine noise</title>
    <link href="http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-hybrid-news/48570-prius-fake-engine-noise.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/commentary/2353573</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Hybrid and electric vehicles are potentially silent killers thanks to their stealthy electric engines that do not warn pedestrians they are coming. So goes the argument for making them produce some kind of warning noise, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-hybrid-news/48570-prius-fake-engine-noise.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Prius with fake engine noise</title>
    <link href="http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48570" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-05:/commentary/2279669</id>
    <updated>2008-06-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PriusChat Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Hybrid and electric vehicles are potentially silent killers thanks to their stealthy electric engines that do not warn pedestrians they are coming. So goes the argument for making them produce some kind of warning noise, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48570&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Stanford graduate students solve the silent Prius problem</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/tech_talk/2008/05/stanford_graduate_students_sol.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-30:/commentary/2258918</id>
    <updated>2008-05-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tech Talk </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Concern about silent car dangers led to the introduction of the so-called &#226;&#8364;&#339;Bell the Hybrid&#226;&#8364;* Act, aka the Pedestrian Safety Act of 2008, HR 5734, introduced in April which, if it passes, would direct the Secretary of Transportation to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/tech_talk/2008/05/stanford_graduate_students_sol.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Scary side to green</title>
    <link href="http://jennfree.com/2008/05/14/scary-side-to-green/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/2201604</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Disabled in the Digital Age </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In light of these developments, support for the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 continues to grow, with twenty-five cosponsors having signed on to HR 5734 at the time of this writing. Representative Towns, the sponsor of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jennfree.com/2008/05/14/scary-side-to-green/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Silence is assent -- HR 5734</title>
    <link href="http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/47322-silence-assent-hr-5734-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-14:/commentary/2210722</id>
    <updated>2008-05-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
If you don&amp;#39;t let your congress critters know what you think about the &amp;quot;Bell the Hybrid&amp;quot; act, HR 5734, you have not one to blame when noise makers are added to our cars. As we&amp;#39;ve pointed out, the bill as written all but excludes any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/47322-silence-assent-hr-5734-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NFB - NFB</title>
    <link href="http://www.nfb.org/nfb/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&amp;amp;ID=323" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-10:/commentary/3359727</id>
    <updated>2008-05-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NFB Voice of the Nation's Blind </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In light of these developments, support for the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 continues to grow, with twenty-five cosponsors having signed on to H.R. 5734 at the time of this writing. Representative Towns, the sponsor of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nfb.org/nfb/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&amp;amp;ID=323&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Boy hit by quiet Prius hybrid spawns debate | Car News Blog ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6244387/car-news/boy-hit-by-quiet-prius-hybrid-spawns-debate/index.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/3359725</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Automobile Magazine Blogs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The proposed legislation, HR 5734, only makes hybrids as deadly as current vehicles that in 2006 killed 5 blind. In that same year, over 5000 pedestrians and cyclists were killed by existing noise making vehicles. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6244387/car-news/boy-hit-by-quiet-prius-hybrid-spawns-debate/index.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Boy hit by hybrid car; mom says he didn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t hear it coming</title>
    <link href="http://mccbonline.org/?p=52" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2170763</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Monroe County Council of the Blind </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
A bill (HR-5734) currently in Congress, seeks to provide solutions that will impact not only those who are visually impaired, but as this latest case shows, children, bicyclists, runners and others. Owen Erickson was not badly hurt, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mccbonline.org/?p=52&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Don Young Joins the American Council of the Blind in Supporting the Safety of Blind Pedestrians</title>
    <link href="http://www.tabinc.org/blog/archives/2008/04/rep_don_young_j.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2106876</id>
    <updated>2008-04-24T16:02:02Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eSight Community News</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
 Washington, D.C. - Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) joined with the American Council of the Blind (ACB) ...  in &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.5734&lt;/strong&gt; mirrored draft legislation our staff had been working to have introduced by Congressman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tabinc.org/blog/archives/2008/04/rep_don_young_j.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Update on Quiet Car Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://mccbonline.org/?p=42" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2100023</id>
    <updated>2008-04-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Monroe County Council of the Blind </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill HR-5734 currently in Congress needs additional sponsors. ACB President Mitch Pomerantz is quoted in this release saying&#226;&#8364;&#166; This issue is one that the entire blindness community is united in supporting. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mccbonline.org/?p=42&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Quiet Cars Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.motorvehicleregs.com/the_vehicle_reg_blog/2008/04/quiet-cars-legi.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2672430</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MotorVehicleRegs.COM </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The legislation (HR 5734) mandates a rulemaking to &#226;&#8364;&#339;establish a method for alerting blind and other pedestrians of the presence and operation of nearby motor vehicles.&#226;&#8364;* Per the proposed legislation, the rulemaking process would begin 90 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.motorvehicleregs.com/the_vehicle_reg_blog/2008/04/quiet-cars-legi.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR5734 Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5734/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2063842</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5734/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Quiet Cars Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://dkardos.typepad.com/the_vehicle_reg_blog/2008/04/quiet-cars-legi.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/commentary/2058103</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MotorVehicleRegs.COM </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The legislation (HR 5734) mandates a rulemaking to &#226;&#8364;&#339;establish a method for alerting blind and other pedestrians of the presence and operation of nearby motor vehicles.&#226;&#8364;* Per the proposed legislation, the rulemaking process would begin 90 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dkardos.typepad.com/the_vehicle_reg_blog/2008/04/quiet-cars-legi.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5734 - &amp;quot;Bell&amp;quot; the Hybrid Act</title>
    <link href="http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45544" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-12:/commentary/2063843</id>
    <updated>2008-04-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Unfortunately, HR 5734, the &amp;quot;Bell the Hybrid&amp;quot; Act, has been proposed and we need to let our voices (and in November our votes) be known too. There is a real problem with pedestrian and bike accidents since our car can easily cause death ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45544&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 5734 - &amp;quot;Bell&amp;quot; the Hybrid Act</title>
    <link href="http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/45544-hr-5734-bell-hybrid-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-12:/commentary/2045857</id>
    <updated>2008-04-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>priuschat Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Unfortunately, HR 5734, the &amp;quot;Bell the Hybrid&amp;quot; Act, has been proposed and we need to let our voices (and in November our votes) be known too. There is a real problem with pedestrian and bike accidents since our car can easily cause death ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://priuschat.com/forums/prius-main-forum/45544-hr-5734-bell-hybrid-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hybrid legislation introduced in the House of Representatives</title>
    <link href="http://wayneism.blogspot.com/2008/04/hybrid-legislation-introduced-in-house.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-12:/commentary/2045858</id>
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has introduced HR 5734, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008. Therefore, your help is needed to gain cosponsors of this important legislation. This legislation assures that blind and other pedestrians ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wayneism.blogspot.com/2008/04/hybrid-legislation-introduced-in-house.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5734 - &amp;quot;Bell&amp;quot; the Hybrid Act</title>
    <link href="http://noriskinsurance.blogspot.com/2008/04/hr-5734-bell-hybrid-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-12:/commentary/2227108</id>
    <updated>2008-04-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>No Risk Insurance </name>
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Unfortunately, HR 5734, the &amp;quot;Bell the Hybrid&amp;quot; Act, has been proposed and we need to let our voices (and in November our votes) be known too. There is a real problem with pedestrian and bike accidents since our car can easily cause death ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noriskinsurance.blogspot.com/2008/04/hr-5734-bell-hybrid-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5734 - Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://noriskinsurance.blogspot.com/2008/04/hr-5734-pedestrian-safety-enhancement.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-12:/commentary/2258919</id>
    <updated>2008-04-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>No Risk Insurance </name>
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Hi folks, Our representative government only works when we let our Congress critters know what we think. Unfortunately, HR 5734, the &amp;quot;Bell the Hybrid&amp;quot; Act, has been proposed and we need to let our voices (and in November our votes) be ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://noriskinsurance.blogspot.com/2008/04/hr-5734-pedestrian-safety-enhancement.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Representatives Edolphus Towns and Cliff Stearns Introduce ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-10:/commentary/2032592</id>
    <updated>2008-04-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives Edolphus &amp;quot;Ed&amp;quot; Towns (D-NY) and Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today introduced HR 5734, a bill intended to protect the blind and other pedestrians from injury or death as a result of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.automotiveindustrymarket.com/2008/04/us-representati.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Representatives Edolphus Towns and Cliff Stearns Introduce ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2030604</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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... April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives Edolphus &amp;quot;Ed&amp;quot; Towns (D-NY) and Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today introduced HR 5734, a bill intended to protect the blind and other pedestrians from injury or death as a result of silent ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://press-release-depot.com/pr/us-representatives-edolphus-towns-and-cliff-stearns-introduce-pedestrian-safety-enhancement-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Representatives Edolphus Towns and Cliff Stearns Introduce ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2045859</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Automotive News </name>
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... and Preserve Independence of Blind Americans WASHINGTON, April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives Edolphus &amp;quot;Ed&amp;quot; Towns (D-NY) and Cliff Stearns (R-FL) today introduced HR 5734, a bill intended to protect the blind and other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://klmperformance.com/automotive-news/2008/04/us-representatives-edolphus-towns-and.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 5734: To direct the Secretary of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/3133723</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Edolphus Towns [D-NY] introduced HR 5734: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-5734&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 5734, The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/2219503</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 5734 would direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5734.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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