I think this one goes under the "give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile" column.
Blind Advocates ‘Disappointed’ in Nissan E.V. Sounds for Pedestrians - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com
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Originally Posted by New York Times "Wheels" Blog
[A]fter three years of field work, Nissan’s Approaching Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians is completed. But not everybody is pleased. The National Federation of the Blind said in a statement that while it was pleased that the alert existed, it was unhappy that the driver was able to turn it off. |
Is it REALLY too much to ask that the driver be able to turn off the sound??!?
That said, the sounds aren't as annoying as I feared they might be -- audio clips can be found at the link posted.