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Congress to protect blind people from…hybrid cars?

We’re supposed to have faith in our elected officials to spend their time in DC wisely?  From FNC:

A bill intended to protect blind people and other pedestrians from the dangers posed by quiet cars will be introduced Wednesday in Congress.

The measure would require the Transportation Department to establish safety standards for hybrids and other vehicles that make little discernible noise, including an audible means for alerting people that cars are nearby.

“The beneficial trend toward more environmentally friendly vehicles has had the unintended effect of placing the blind and other pedestrians in danger,” said Democratic Rep. Edolphus Towns, who’s sponsoring the bill with Republican Rep. Cliff Stearns.  (Friggin’ wonderful…Stearns is MY Congressman! – Ed.)

The Baltimore-based National Federation of the Blind has pushed for the legislation to protect those who rely on their hearing to know when to cross the street.

While the organization is not aware of people being struck by cars they couldn’t hear, NFB President Marc Maurer has said he fears it’s only a matter of time.

No blind person has ever been hit by a hybrid, so let’s spend Congressional time dealing with a non-existent problem.  Brilliant.

Memo to Congress: They’re blind, not deaf!


April 10, 2008 - Posted by crushliberalism | bizarre

6 Comments »

  1. Just listen for the squishy thunk and if you hear it, go ahead and cross, they got somebody else! What are they going to do put Blind Whistles (like deer whistles) on these things so EVERYONE hears this annoying whistle ALL the time?

    Comment by WMD_Maker | April 10, 2008

  2. Blind people need to watch their backs!! haha. I hope no blind person read this!

    Comment by dtodeen | April 10, 2008

  3. Reminds me of an old Arsenio Hall bit.

    There’s a sign on a California Freeway that says, “This exit – Braille Institute.” Who the **** are these signs for? One day I expect to drive by and find all these blind blues singers wandering all over the road…

    Comment by ManicNole | April 11, 2008

  4. Have you ever noticed that they put Braille on the drive-up atm machines? When I asked my blind friend the reasoning for this, she said that she had no idea they had Braille on them.

    Comment by Lori C. | April 11, 2008

  5. “The measure would require the [DOT] to establish safety standards for hybrids and other vehicles that make little discernible noise, including an audible means for alerting people that cars are nearby.”

    Ummm… it’s called a “horn”. It’s usually activated by a little button near the middle of the steering wheel. It works well, assuming the driver notices the guy with the red-tipped cane and german shepherd, and isn’t too busy putting on makeup, text-messaging, and drinking a latte simultaneously.

    Comment by PabloD | April 12, 2008

  6. i am unsure about this article…unsure what they are trying to say
    about blind people

    Comment by jimb | August 27, 2008


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