Please make more noise...
Because the Prius makes virtually no noise at slower speeds when it run solely on electric power, blind people say it pose a
hazard to those who rely on their ears to determine whether it's
safe to cross the street or walk through a parking lot.
"I'm used to being able to get sound cues from my environment
and negotiate accordingly. I hadn't imagined there was anything I
really wouldn't be able to hear," said Deborah Kent Stein,
chairwoman of the National Federation of the Blind's Committee on
Automotive and Pedestrian Safety. "We did a test, and I
discovered, to my great dismay, that I couldn't hear it."
Maybe Debbie shoul come over and listen to my Prius in the morning when I try to leave my garage: It is screaming like hell! The rear gear beeps constantly, the parkingsensors roar and the don't forget your safety belt alarm kicks in as well.... The neighbors didn't complain just yet...
