Maybe the guy is tuning it, and ongoingly tuning it (If it's a Ford) I better run.
Thanks / Regards Carl de Campos SQL DBA BCX for Edcon Cell: 079 884 3662 E-mail: carldc@xxxxxxxxxx Corporate web site: http://www.bcx.co.za "Blindness is not a disability, but simply a challenge" Personal web site: http://www.carldc.za.net----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <blindza@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 3:20 PM Subject: [blindza] Re: Law could force cars to be louderWell, in my neighbourhood, it in fact seems like that specific van/vehicle, on some sundays just rides round and round and round my block, since it seems like it will start roundabout mid morning on a sunday, and then still be going roundabout 3 in the afternoon - continuously.........LOL!
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Subject: [blindza] Re: Law could force cars to be louder
From: "Dewald van Deventer" <dewaldvandeventer@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:48:07 +0200
To: <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I could just imagine a few thousand or so cars speeding past, all playing that irritating song of the icecream truck. Dewald Louwrens van Deventer Cell: +2782-461-4865 Fax: +2786-612-5921 E-mail: <dewaldvandeventer@xxxxxxxxx> Skypename: <dewie007> Facebook: <Dewald Louwrens van Deventer> --- Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman. Ludwig Van Beethoven Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. Victor Hugo----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <blindza@xxxxxxxxx>To: <blind@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 1:17 PM Subject: [blindza] Law could force cars to be louderArticle content below: http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/industry-news/laws-could-force-cars-to-be-louder-1.1140152And, reckon this is relevant, since something as quiet as certain electriccars might be a bit quiet to hear while listening to decide if/when to cross a road, for example. Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ---article content--- Laws could force cars to be louder September 19 2011 at 10:31am By Chris Greenwood Cars must be seen and heard: Silent EVs like the Nissan Leaf, and even conventionally-powered cars that are too quiet, could be forced to adhere to a minimum noise level. Not very long ago building a near-silent engine was a triumph that would have car manufacturers shouting from the roof-tops. Those days, however, are passing fast. Vehicles are now so quiet that there are fears pedestrians and cyclists are at risk because they cannot hear them coming. So governments in the Europe and the USA are considering plans that would force carmakers to turn up the volume again, by installing artificial noise generators. Any vehicle that falls below the limit - believed to be around 40 decibels, or the level of a fridge motor - would be required to amplify its engine noise artificially. The move would affect ordinary models, which have become much quieter in recent years, as well as electric cars.It means the familiar purr of combustion engines could soon be replaced byfuturistic electronic sounds. At present there is no lower limit for noise, only an upper limit to prevent excessive noise pollution. Concerns about the silent danger of some vehicles were first raised after the introduction of electric cars and vans. The idea of adding artificial noise was extended to diesel and petrol engines after research found some models were equally quiet at speeds under 32km/h. Manufacturers have already started experimenting with different noises, from the roar of a sports car to bird song.Last year Toyota announced it would begin selling a noise generator on itshybrid car, the Prius - producing a sound that some compared to a car in the Jetsons, the 1960s U.S. cartoon about a space-age family. And Nissan took inspiration from Star Trek for its Leaf electric car, adding an optional noise generator that makes a swooshing sound like the Starship Enterprise. -Daily Mail Share | Facebook Twitter Google Yahoo Reddit del.icio.us email a friend If you want to email this page to more than one person, just put a semicolon ";" between the email addresses. 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