It's just coincidence after this thread, but last night in downtown Melbourne (Florida of course), a woman about 35 y.o. with a man in tow walked out into the street right in front of me without even looking. I stopped about 20 ft from them, they paused in the middle of the lane, and I motioned them on. I had overshot the address I wanted, turned around, and as I proceeded back, here they came again. She strode into the street without looking (neither did he), and again I slowed for them. I predict that she will live about another five years. I was driving a Honda Fit, which is quiet, but louder than an EV. In this case, it wouldn't matter, for they simply weren't paying attention. Education (or loud cars) "just can't cure stupid". Frank
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Ellyatt Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:59 PM To: FLEAA Mailing List Subject: Re: [FLEAA] Blind advocates lobby for noisier hybrid cars Agreed.. ----- Original Message ----- From: Shawn <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Waggoner (FLEAA) To: 'FLEAA Mailing List' <mailto:listserv@floridaeaa.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 11:14 AM Subject: [FLEAA] Blind advocates lobby for noisier hybrid cars Hi Everyone, I have heard this argument brought up a few times over the last year, and have been hearing it made more and more over the last couple of months. It seems the 'advocates' are making great headway with the media and getting great attention. While I agree that some hybrids and EV's are hard to hear, I think mandating that cars produce noise is not the right answer. What do you guys think? I personally enjoy the silence of driving an EV around. The driver should be responsible enough to observe his/her surroundings while driving. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9874568-7.html?tag=nefd.pulse Shawn _____ _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list listserv@floridaeaa.org http://www.floridaeaa.org
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