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Old 01-25-2010, 02:36 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bwilson4web View Post
This is a side issue:
It turns out noisy SUVs and pickup trucks are the primary pedestrian killers. As for the Prius, the actual fatality rate is much less than the USA fleet:

Prius Fatalities 2001-2007

I would point out GM has not put noise makers on their existing hybrids ...

Bob Wilson
...does that mean EV's are like the prodigal kids, who should be "...seen, but not heard"?
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