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H.R.5734 - Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008
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. view all titles (3)
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- Official: 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. as introduced.
- Short: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Popular: Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 as introduced.
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New Scientist Technology Blog: Fake engine noise makes electric ...
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, ...
Update on hybrid car issue
... Texasâleading 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 ...
The blind leading the blind
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 ânoisemakersâ to hybrids (in particular the Prius) to make them less ...
HR 5734 - Again
Again, HR 5734 isnât 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, ...
Tomorrow
Iâve reported on HR 5734 previously, itâs 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. ...
HR 5734 - A Bad Idea
Rich argues against HR 5734. A bill in congress to force cowbells on hybrids or any vehicles not deemed loud enough.
HR 5734 - A Bad Idea
... the blind against all motor vehicles, not just âquietâ 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.
Petition to Congress -- HR 5734
We petition Congress to suspend action on HR 5734 "Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008" until the relevant committees solicit testimony and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) includes representatives ...
Quiet Cars and the Pedestrian Problem Part I | DisabilityNation
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, ...
Fw: Legislation Alert regarding quiet cars
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 ...
Prius with fake engine noise
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, ...
Prius with fake engine noise
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, ...
Stanford graduate students solve the silent Prius problem
Concern about silent car dangers led to the introduction of the so-called âBell the Hybridâ Act, aka the Pedestrian Safety Act of 2008, HR 5734, introduced in April which, if it passes, would direct the Secretary of Transportation to ...
Scary side to green
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 ...
Silence is assent -- HR 5734
If you don't let your congress critters know what you think about the "Bell the Hybrid" act, HR 5734, you have not one to blame when noise makers are added to our cars. As we've pointed out, the bill as written all but excludes any ...
NFB - NFB
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 ...
Boy hit by quiet Prius hybrid spawns debate | Car News Blog ...
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. ...
Boy hit by hybrid car; mom says he didnât hear it coming
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, ...
Rep. Don Young Joins the American Council of the Blind in Supporting the Safety of Blind Pedestrians
Washington, D.C. - Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) joined with the American Council of the Blind (ACB) ... in H.R.5734 mirrored draft legislation our staff had been working to have introduced by Congressman
Update on Quiet Car Legislation
The bill HR-5734 currently in Congress needs additional sponsors. ACB President Mitch Pomerantz is quoted in this release saying⦠This issue is one that the entire blindness community is united in supporting. ...
Quiet Cars Legislation
The legislation (HR 5734) mandates a rulemaking to âestablish a method for alerting blind and other pedestrians of the presence and operation of nearby motor vehicles.â Per the proposed legislation, the rulemaking process would begin 90 ...
HR5734 Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008
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.
Quiet Cars Legislation
The legislation (HR 5734) mandates a rulemaking to âestablish a method for alerting blind and other pedestrians of the presence and operation of nearby motor vehicles.â Per the proposed legislation, the rulemaking process would begin 90 ...
HR 5734 - "Bell" the Hybrid Act
Unfortunately, HR 5734, the "Bell the Hybrid" 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 ...
HR 5734 - "Bell" the Hybrid Act
Unfortunately, HR 5734, the "Bell the Hybrid" 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 ...
Hybrid legislation introduced in the House of Representatives
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 ...
HR 5734 - "Bell" the Hybrid Act
Unfortunately, HR 5734, the "Bell the Hybrid" 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 ...
HR 5734 - Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008
Hi folks, Our representative government only works when we let our Congress critters know what we think. Unfortunately, HR 5734, the "Bell the Hybrid" Act, has been proposed and we need to let our voices (and in November our votes) be ...
US Representatives Edolphus Towns and Cliff Stearns Introduce ...
WASHINGTON, April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives Edolphus "Ed" 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 ...
US Representatives Edolphus Towns and Cliff Stearns Introduce ...
... April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives Edolphus "Ed" 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 ...
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