Chelsea Sexton has written a common sense article about the stupidity of branding PHEV's & EV's with noise makers:
" . . . To the extent that quieter vehicles might present a problem, the blind community is hardly the largest potentially affected group. Pedestrians in general – many of whom have less sensitive hearing than the blind and are often distracted with iPods and cell phones – and cyclists would be affected too. Of course the blind should be considered, but only as part of a much broader conversation. After all, we're all blind to a vehicle approaching from behind. "
Though the article makes perfect sense, I'm positive that the "stupidity monster" has already been let out of the box, so that there'll be no stopping ANY quiet car ... whether it's a Prius, or some other brand. We will ALL be forced to have a thing, that make the most energy efficient cars undesirable. I'm sure that branding expensive hybrids & EV's with yet ANOTHER undesirable quality makes the largest manufacturers of "already noisy" land barges feel horrible, right?
