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These folks are trying to ride HR 5734 to a government mandated purchase of their "noise" system. They are just trying to curry favor and really don't care about the big picture. Regardless, they have issued a press release to multiple news outlets. So let's have some fun and share our comments with:
Remember these people only make money if HR 5734 is passed in the current form. The "media" that have repeated this nonsense lack the facts and data. So let's have some fun.
Facts and data:
Prius has the same pedestrian accident rate as other cars (Dr. Hogan report)
No blind has ever been killed by a Prius
Adding noise to a Prius makes them exactly as dangerous at the cars that already kill 4,700 per year
Only 5 blind die per year and mostly from pickup trucks
25 kids die each year under rear bumpers and exhaust pipes
The accident source is attached as well as this photo from a backover accident from the April 2008 accident report:
Lotus - have some fun
