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Fake car noises legislation


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This is so lame , but the new horses just don't clop like they should. Actually it will be hilarious listening to what tradies select for their big utes, let alone granny.

https://jalopnik.com/the-feds-want-you-to-be-able-to-pick-the-fake-sounds-yo-1838176834?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=jalopnik_facebook&utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_facebook

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The long-delayed rules, which were first demanded by Congress in 2010, require automakers like Tesla Inc, Nissan Motor Co and General Motors Co to add sounds to vehicles when they are moving at speeds of up to 18.6 miles per hour (30 kph) to help prevent injuries among pedestrians, cyclists and the blind."

 

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This is the stupidest thing.

when riding my bike a tesla makes as much noise as a Honda moving up behind.   Wind noise and tyre noise make enough racket, most modern cars at modest speeds have essentially silent engines.

one of the great possibilities of electric cars is less noise pollution in cities, open piped Harleys notwithstanding.  Actively reversing that with a cacophony of fake noises is a backwards step.

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