Obama passes law to require carmakers to comply with minimum sound levels

Obama passes law to require carmakers to comply with minimum sound levels
A bill that will require automakers to make sure that their approaching quiet cars can be heard by pedestrians (especially the blind) has been passed into law by President Barack Obama last Tuesday. Last month, Congress made a vote that resulted to federal safety regulators being required to set minimum sound levels from electric and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles. This is actually the first piece of auto safety legislation to become law since Obama became president in 2009
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LexSucksLexSucks - 1/6/2011 4:19:16 PM
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What about motorcycles? Those Loud-Ass Harley Davidsons?


bfghemicudabfghemicuda - 1/6/2011 7:04:12 PM
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Yea, they sound good don't they.


BondMI6BondMI6 - 1/6/2011 6:12:30 PM
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Those are next-

"Obama passes law limiting motorcycle noise."


800over800over - 1/6/2011 6:33:40 PM
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Stupid law. Next bicycles will be required to have baseball cards in their spokes.


bfghemicudabfghemicuda - 1/6/2011 7:03:34 PM
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Man That brings back memories. hehe


uaw_laxuaw_lax - 1/6/2011 8:21:31 PM
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It's a stupid law until you start losing your vision but still would like to go out for a walk.


AJIndyAJIndy - 1/6/2011 9:57:42 PM
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The President signs into law, or vetoes, legislation passed by Congress. That's how we do it...


WorldofLuxuryWorldofLuxury - 1/6/2011 10:15:54 PM
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My best sympathies towards the victims, but this is just ridiculous...


bmwdrvrbmwdrvr - 1/7/2011 8:03:29 AM
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It may sound rediculous but I think to someone that isnt blind and im not and obviously neither are the people here it may be helpful. Not sure why this would be so hard for automakers to do when many companies have already been preparing this type of technology. The way alot of people drive its no wonder that the government would have to pass a law like this chances are the blind person doesnt hear the car and the prius driver(they dont seem to drive well) isnt paying attention at all and hits them. SOunds like a simple safety precaution, like the front end standards in Europe.
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