Nissan, Toyota ‘Quiet’ Cars Must Sound Alerts Under U.S. Rule

I still don't understand why these rules are not being applied to ALL vehicles!
If you're going to make EV and hybrid drivers wear cowbells, then you have to make SUV drivers wear cowbells also, or else it's discrimination.

 

I think we all know why they're doing it - and it ain't for safety.

There have been many posts on here about the Prius being an 'un cool' car for wimpy men etc. Well how cool is it going to be when it makes a stupid Jetsons sound all the time?

If hybrids were going round knocking people down all the time then the insurance premiums would be massive. Thing is they're not (at least not over here).

 

Instead of the 'Jetson sounds' on hybrids, the government should seriously consider a more natural flatulance sound. When hearing that sound, I always look to see where it is coming from.

 

It is funny though. You can build a car that won't start if you're drunk. Somehow the Feds find it more important to strain out the gnats, while they swallow elephants.

 

I bet the sounds will be advertisements. They could be downloaded thru your smartphone into the Entune system. "Say the word dumbbell and get a free oil change at your local Toyota dealer". At least Entune will be good for something. Or maybe this will be a new revenue stream for AT&T and Verizon like ringtones. I'd buy McCartney's "Oh lookout!" from "She came in through the bathroom window". Or maybe Blues Brothers' "Hold on, I'm coming" Or at Christmas "Here comes Santa Claus here comes Santa Claus right down Santa Clause Lane". From Wooly Bully "Watch it now, Watch it now". From "Leader of the Pack": LOOKOUTLOOKOUT LOOKOUT!
This could be really cool if we could get the NHTSA to open things up a little.

 

Warning sound: "Walk, walk, walk..."

Tom

 

How many kids have been killed by SUVs?
How many toddlers have died?
How many walkers have been walloped by EVs?
How many of them are blind?

The answer, my friend, is sucking in the wind
The answer is sucking in the wind...