Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Lawmakers Say Electric Cars Are Too Quiet

Posted by samzenpus on from the bring-the-noise dept.

California lawmakers are pushing a bill that would ensure electric vehicles make enough noise to be heard by blind and visually impaired people. The state senate has already passed the bill but the governator hasn't yet taken a position. If passed, the bill would establish a committee which would study ways electric vehicles could make more noise. The committee's recommendations would be due by 2010. May I suggest a siren or some baseball cards in the wheels.

1 of 28 comments (clear)

  1. Ring-tones for cars by McGregorMortis · · Score: 3, Funny

    I always thought, if I had an electric car, I'd actually want to make it not seem so... electric.

    It's actually a chance to personalize your car. You could buy car-tones the same way people buy ring-tones. Lots of selection. I'd like my electric car to sound like a Lamborghini, or maybe like something really cool like a gas-turbine. You might prefer a big throaty 70's muscle-car sound. A geek might prefer something like the Jetson's car sound, or the sound of a TIE fighter.