Blind people want noisier cars to improve pedestrian safety

On 5 December 2013 the European Blind Union (EBU) has called on the EU institutions to uphold blind people’s basic right to walk the streets safely, warning that the proliferation of electric and hybrid vehicles pose a serious threat to the blind and partially sighted.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Vehicle noise to be reduced http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-vehicle-noise-to-be-reduced/

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