[blindza] Re: Law could force cars to be louder
- From: Jacob Kruger <blindza@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:35:09 +0200
Who knows - or else he's maybe hooked up some sort of automated driving system,
and he's like literally napping in the van while going round the block - who
knows - not me...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 15:27:36 +0200
To: <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>He's just making 100 percent sure that you're not in the mood for a nice
>chocolate icecream!
>
>In Bloemfontein i always used to hear it coming, but never could catch it!
>Well, at least it had a decent song playing, and not this one song.
>Dewald Louwrens van Deventer
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>eyes of woman.
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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: <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...'
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ---------------
>>
>> 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 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 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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