Go Back   EcoModder Forum > EcoModding > Fossil Fuel Free
Register Now
 Register Now
 

Reply  Post New Thread
 
Submit Tools LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 01-16-2008, 09:00 AM   #21 (permalink)
ECO-Evolution
 
Lazarus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 1,482

Iron Horse (retired) - '97 Iron horse Intrepid

Ninja - '08 Kawasaki 250R
90 day: 76.23 mpg (US)
Thanks: 17
Thanked 44 Times in 33 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Erdrick View Post

How about this one? Deaf people. Hybrids, running under battery power, produce almost no noise. Deaf people have been raising a ruckus about this... saying hybrids are unsafe. Well, unfortunately, at least in my opinion (cold though it may be), the benefit of the planet and the majority of those who inhabit it should be placed before people with a disability. Deaf people just need to take their time crossing the street, and make sure to look both ways.

Just wanted to point out that small obstacle.
Well I Think that deaf people should have the right away just like any pedestrian or slower moving vehicle like a bike.

This actually is a bit of a problem. In parking lots or leaving crowed areas where there are lots of people they just don't hear the car when you are inching along. I though of putting a little bell or something to chime, for those that can hear. If you can get the AC fan to kick on people can hear that but other wise they will never know your there. Happens all the time.

__________________
"Judge a person by their questions rather than their answers."

  Reply With Quote
Alt Today
Popular topics

Other popular topics in this forum...

   
Old 01-16-2008, 09:39 AM   #22 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 405
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Send a message via AIM to Gone4
Quote:
Originally Posted by Erdrick View Post
Some good points are brought up. Obviously, recharging is going to be one of the biggest factors. Battery quality and serviceability will be another. Getting people to change their thinking is yet another hurdle.

How about this one? Deaf people. Hybrids, running under battery power, produce almost no noise. Deaf people have been raising a ruckus about this... saying hybrids are unsafe. Well, unfortunately, at least in my opinion (cold though it may be), the benefit of the planet and the majority of those who inhabit it should be placed before people with a disability. Deaf people just need to take their time crossing the street, and make sure to look both ways.

Just wanted to point out that small obstacle.
Maybe car drivers will respect the danger they propose and slow down in unsafe, domestic areas with sharp curves, that pose the greatest threat to not being seen. There is an entire field of study devoted to known facts that people act more cautiously when the perceived danger is higher and thus, sometimes are actually safer. This is one cause of concern for the Tata Nano in India; people will feel safer in it and drive less safely, thus causing more harm.
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-16-2008, 10:33 AM   #23 (permalink)
Batman Junior
 
MetroMPG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 22,513

Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 60.16 mpg (US)
Thanks: 4,058
Thanked 6,957 Times in 3,602 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lazarus View Post
they just don't hear the car when you are inching along. I though of putting a little bell or something to chime, for those that can hear.

A minor Xebra Mod

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/v/iZpwnfzQKwc[/YOUTUBE]
__________________
Project MPGiata! Mods for getting 50+ MPG from a 1990 Miata
Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



EcoModder
has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage
www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-16-2008, 10:38 AM   #24 (permalink)
ECO-Evolution
 
Lazarus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 1,482

Iron Horse (retired) - '97 Iron horse Intrepid

Ninja - '08 Kawasaki 250R
90 day: 76.23 mpg (US)
Thanks: 17
Thanked 44 Times in 33 Posts
That's great.
__________________
"Judge a person by their questions rather than their answers."

  Reply With Quote
Old 01-16-2008, 11:35 AM   #25 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
metroschultz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Norfolk, Va. USA
Posts: 869

CPT SLO - '93 GEO Metro plainjane
90 day: 53.91 mpg (US)

SilverHairBeauty - '01 Toyota Avalon XL
90 day: 24.06 mpg (US)
Thanks: 14
Thanked 33 Times in 28 Posts
Send a message via AIM to metroschultz
Am I the only one who realizes Deaf People couldn't hear you coming even if you were in an Ice Cream truck. btw thats what I think the little bell sounds like, kinda sorta.
Or am I being insensitive to some problem I may not know about.
Or. Do we really mean Blind People?, Who rely on their hearing way more than I do.
Just wondering. Deaf People complaining about the lack of noise seemed out of place to me.
S.
__________________


When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
Albert Einstein

Last edited by metroschultz; 01-16-2008 at 11:36 AM.. Reason: typo
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-16-2008, 11:47 AM   #26 (permalink)
Who
UnderModded
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: San Jose
Posts: 319

Pablo - '07 Hyundai Santa Fe AWD
90 day: 23.62 mpg (US)
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
I would think that deaf people wouldn't care at all about how loud or quiet a particular car is - now blind people on the other hand have a valid issue.


Metro... you had no post there when I posted - am I that slow of a poster? hehe
__________________
  Reply With Quote
Old 01-16-2008, 12:15 PM   #27 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
Christopher Jordan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Santa Cruz, CA.
Posts: 871

White Whale - '03 Chrysler Town & Country mini van all white
Thanks: 69
Thanked 44 Times in 39 Posts
Terrific Xebra addition! My EV motor is very quiet- as a Xebra is, so I prefer the bicycle "triple" squeeze horn; the bell I had tried was more polite, but the horn is pretty unusual and seems to get more attention.

countersTrike

  Reply With Quote
Reply  Post New Thread


Thread Tools




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.2
All content copyright EcoModder.com