Comments on: New Law Mandates Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Must Make Noises for Safety http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:26:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Road Safety http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-503351 Road Safety Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:22:31 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=205935#comment-503351 Why we need to make the cars noisy, when the cars have a buzz??? maybe we need to educate our drivers on how using the buzz properly... Why we need to make the cars noisy, when the cars have a buzz???
maybe we need to educate our drivers on how using the buzz properly…

]]> By: payattention7 http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-458715 payattention7 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:14:28 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=205935#comment-458715 this law by the same ineffective congress that spends our money too freely!! this law by the same ineffective congress that spends our money too freely!!

]]> By: NGNEER09 http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-290733 NGNEER09 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:33:14 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=205935#comment-290733 It would be great to be able to reduce the noise on the highways, especially in the inner city. Perhaps it can be a function of speed, with speeds over 50 or 55 mph getting noise reductions. In my eyes, other roads do require some vehicular noise for safety. It would be great to be able to reduce the noise on the highways, especially in the inner city. Perhaps it can be a function of speed, with speeds over 50 or 55 mph getting noise reductions.

In my eyes, other roads do require some vehicular noise for safety.

]]> By: Green Electricity http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-289876 Green Electricity Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:03:10 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=205935#comment-289876 Electric cars are a breed of their own, admittedly. Making them "chirp" for ped safety is good, but loud or soft won't mean a thing to the hearing-impaired, same as conventional cars. And besides, it kind of defeats the "inherent positive" of EVs, which is that they are not noise-pollutants. Electric cars are a breed of their own, admittedly. Making them “chirp” for ped safety is good, but loud or soft won’t mean a thing to the hearing-impaired, same as conventional cars. And besides, it kind of defeats the “inherent positive” of EVs, which is that they are not noise-pollutants.

]]> By: pauldodo http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-289468 pauldodo Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:17:54 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=205935#comment-289468 How come nobody thinks of resurfacing the roads to make the vehicles noisier? Could be tuned to make it unbearable inside the car if going too fast, or to play them tunes if at a safe speed? And a still car is a silent car. Oh, and smooth grooves just wide enough for bikes could be left. Oh, all the possibilities.... How come nobody thinks of resurfacing the roads to make the vehicles noisier? Could be tuned to make it unbearable inside the car if going too fast, or to play them tunes if at a safe speed?

And a still car is a silent car. Oh, and smooth grooves just wide enough for bikes could be left.

Oh, all the possibilities….

]]> By: T-D http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-289465 T-D Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:07:00 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=205935#comment-289465 Cyclist here - being able to hear cars is very important to my safety. Sound can tell me if there's a car in a blind driveway about to pull out, it can tell me what traffic behind me is doing, it can tell me if the bus at a stop is getting ready to pull out; hearing a car is just as important to my safety as being able to see a car. Cyclist here – being able to hear cars is very important to my safety. Sound can tell me if there’s a car in a blind driveway about to pull out, it can tell me what traffic behind me is doing, it can tell me if the bus at a stop is getting ready to pull out; hearing a car is just as important to my safety as being able to see a car.

]]> By: goinglikesixty http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-289459 goinglikesixty Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:22:42 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=205935#comment-289459 Stupid. Michaeljanzen is right. Or how about we all promise to drag our aluminum cans behind the car. Which BTW: What kind of car is shown in the top pic? Stupid. Michaeljanzen is right. Or how about we all promise to drag our aluminum cans behind the car.

Which BTW: What kind of car is shown in the top pic?

]]> By: michaeljanzen http://inhabitat.com/new-law-mandates-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles-must-make-noises-for-safety/comment-page-1/#comment-289422 michaeljanzen Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:08:13 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=205935#comment-289422 LMAO... can't we just all promise to listen to our radios really really loud? LMAO… can’t we just all promise to listen to our radios really really loud?

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