22 August 2010 0 Comments

Pedestrian Safety Threatened By Quiet Cars

You would think that quiet cars would be welcome on any street, but some pedestrians may be thinking otherwise. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that hybrid cars have a much higher rate of pedestrian-involved accidents than other vehicles. At the SAE World Congress, David Strickland, chief of NHTSA, remarked, “Our analysis of [...]