[blindza] Re: Law could force cars to be louder
- From: Jacob Kruger <blindza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:31:24 +0200
Nope - specifically mean the irritating ice cream van, with it's silly ongoing
jingle playing out of a speaker on the roof or something.
LOL!
There is actually another guy from other end of my street who you hear very
clearly each and every time he rides up and down my street at any timne of the
day, what with his loud exhaust on his car, but anyway...
Jacob Kruger
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Subject: [blindza] Re: Law could force cars to be louder
From: "Carl de Campos" <carldc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:24:00 +0200
To: <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Maybe the guy is tuning it, and ongoingly tuning it (If it's a Ford) I
>better run.
>Thanks / Regards
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>----- 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 louder
>
>
>Well, 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!
>
>Stay well
>
>Jacob Kruger
>Blind Biker
>Skype: BlindZA
>'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
>
>
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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
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>>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 louder
>>
>>
>>> Article content below:
>>> http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/industry-news/laws-could-force-cars-to-be-louder-1.1140152
>>>
>>> And, reckon this is relevant, since something as quiet as certain
>>> electric
>>> cars 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
>>> by
>>> futuristic 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
>>> its
>>> hybrid 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
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>>> 11:48am on 19 September 2011 What happened to teaching pedestrians to
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>>> both ways before crossing the street? I don't recall being told to LISTEN
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