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Electric Cars May Be Made Noisier By Law

Posted by timothy on from the this-one-goes-to-11 dept.

msgtomatt writes "The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act would require electric cars and hybrids to make noise, and would fund the Department of Transportation to create a set of rules for automakers, who would be allowed some leeway in how they carry out the guidelines." Downloadable and do-it-yourself car-tones are the future: my own snoring could keep deer and toddlers off the road.

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  1. Re:Yeah i was thinking about that. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Congratulations on realizing that. You were only 5 years behind the rest of the world.

  2. Re:Who is responsible? by Opportunist · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Here's a radical idea, how about making it mandatory to have a guy with a red flag walk in front of every car? That should reduce traffic accidents almost to zero!

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