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Statistics indicate that there are more accidents involving pedestrians and cars travelling at lower speeds if they are hybrid cars. Advocates for the blind and for public safety propose that these electric or hybrid cars have an artificial engine sound that will compensate for the silence. This would aid people who rely on other senses than their vision to be aware of a car's proximity....   >>>

Statistics indicate that there are more accidents involving pedestrians and cars travelling at lower speeds if they are hybrid cars. Advocates for the blind and for public safety propose that these electric or hybrid cars have an artificial engine sound that will compensate for the silence. This would aid people who rely on other senses than their vision to be aware of a car's proximity.

Safety for pedestrians, especially for those who have special needs is priority, but doesn't this feel like a knee-jerk solution to a problem which may just require the enforcement of already existing laws? Or better yet, just a better design?

With the dependence on fossil fuels becoming a bigger issue daily and thus causing a rise in the popularity of hybrid cars, perhaps it would do us well to take more time to figure out this easily preventable problem.