I think it's because bicyclists are generally more aware and more ready to stop. That said, I hit a ped a number of years back who stepped off the curb without looking.
Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Tromley Sent: 02 July, 2013 9:58 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] silent EVs Years ago I considered mounting a bicycle bell. It's the right volume and has a cheerful sound. Which raises a new question. Why aren't the blind all up in arms about bicycles? Chris On Jul 2, 2013 12:35 PM, "Barry Oppenheim" <[email protected]> wrote: > I used to think that the whole EV lack of noise thing was BS. But my > opinion has changed since getting a Tesla. As much as I hate to admit it > this is a real problem for some EV's. > > On my DIY EV it is not a problem because the sound of the DC motor is > easily > heard. But the Tesla is whisper quiet at low speeds on asphalt roads. > > I can tell you from personel experience that it is "creepy quiet". Once I > was standing in the driveway waiting for my wife to return home. I turned > to do something. A few seconds later I turned around and almost jumped > when > I saw the car right next to me! > > On several occasions while driving through crowds my wife has commented on > the fact that the pedestrians are not even getting out of the way. I told > her it is because they don't hear us coming. > > I think a better choice for an EV noise would be to have a "pedestrian > horn". Just like the regular horn it would be operated as needed, not on > all of the time. The difference would be that the sound would softer. Not > as startling as a regular horn, but enough to make sure the pedestrian > hears > you coming. > > Barry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > Of Electric Blue auto convertions > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 11:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EVDL] silant EVs > > this is beyond dumb , just about all new cars are so quiet you cant hear > them, after they have mileage on them they get a bit noisy, maybe they > should put marbles in the hub caps to tell them a car is coming . and why > is > there Braille on a drive up ATM ??? go figure that one out .. My wifes car > is 10 yesrs old and its very quiet, you only hear tire/road noise when > driving > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130702/3c424485 > /attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130702/68ab7c78 /attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
