Toyota Pius too Quiet; Peds in Danger. What Sound Do You Think They Should Make?

April 11, 2008

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(And, yes, I know it has another name. I call it the Pius because of the holier than thou attitude of their owners.)
As we wondered about on the show months ago, aren’t those cars kind of quiet? If people get run over by trains because they didn’t hear them coming down the track (I know, I know, but it happens ALL the time), what about silent-but-deadly-hybrids? Well, we weren’t the ONLY ones who wondered and now some researchers are studying what can be done. Story here.
What sound should these cars make to alert pedestrians they’re coming?

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