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Hybrid Cars Pose Hazard to Blind People

BALTIMORE -- Gas-electric hybrid vehicles, the status symbol for the environmentally conscientious, are coming under attack from a constituency that doesn't drive: the blind, according to the Associated Press.

Because hybrids make virtually no noise at slower speeds when they run solely on electric power, blind people say they pose a hazard to those who rely on their ears to determine whether it's safe to cross the street or walk through a parking lot.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 12:02 PM to Alternative fuels , Safety | Permalink

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