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.

4/9/2008--Introduced.
Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the minimum level of sound that is necessary to be emitted from a motor vehicle, or some other method, to alert blind and other pedestrians of the presence of operating motor vehicles while traveling.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
• and 80 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Barbara Cubin [R, WY-0]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Luis Fortuno [R, PR-0]
  • Rep. Virgil Goode [R, VA-5]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]
  • Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
  • Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
  • Rep. John Kuhl [R, NY-29]
  • Rep. Ray LaHood [R, IL-18]
  • Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19]
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. Steven Pearce [R, NM-2]
  • Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
  • Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
  • Rep. Gene Taylor [D, MS-4]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5734

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• Apr 09, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
• Apr 09, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Apr 09, 2008.

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• Transportation research
• Traffic accidents and safety
• Sound
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• Motor vehicle safety
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• Congressional reporting requirements
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• Blind
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April 22, 2008 Rep. Don Young Joins the American Council of the Blind in ...

The safety of people is something I take very seriously, and for that reason I am proud to be a co-sponsor of HR 5734, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement ...

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April 17, 2008 House Bill Seeks to Protect People from Quiet Engines

introduced the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 (HR 5734) to protect the blind and others from being injured or killed by silent engine vehicles. ...

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April 16, 2008 Bill Would Protect the Blind from "Silent" Cars

Towns in introducing the bill HR 5734 -- The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2008. When stopped or being driven at slows speeds, hybrid vehicles ...

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October 28, 2008 Personal rant

It wasn't until Congress went into recess without passing HR 5734 that I realized how obsessed I've been on defeating the "Bell the Hybrid Act." Two 750 mile trips, one to DC and one to HybridFest; about $500 in mailing costs; ...

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October 01, 2008 Warning label on sun visor?

There is a favorable probability that HR 5734, the "Bell the Hybrid Act," 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 ...

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