RobWNY wrote:
They have to make these EV make noise. People don't pay attention now! Everyone walking down the street has their head down staring at their cell phone or their ear buds in. In 15 years, who knows what the high tech thing will be occupying everyone's attention. It's a recipe for disaster for pedestrians and bicyclists to have vehicles that are basically silent.
All EV’s sold today have noisemakers in both forward and reverse. (Earlier models didn’t). That came out in 2019 for implementation in 2020. Different manufacturers have different sounds. Our is kind of a shhhhhhhhhh sound. Going backwards it’s kind of an electronic whirrr. The sound disappears over 30 kmh. Here’s the cut and paste.
“ It requires hybrids and electric vehicles travelling at less than 18.6 mph (30 km/h) to emit warning sounds that pedestrians must be able to hear over background noises. The regulation requires full compliance in September 2020, but 50% of "quiet" vehicles must have the warning sounds by September 2019.”
