NHTSA SETS ‘QUIET CAR’ SAFETY STANDARD TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS
New requirement of audible alert will help prevent 2,400 pedestrian injuries a year WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it is adding a sound requirement for all newly manufactured hybrid and electric light-duty vehicles to help protect pedestrians. The new federal safety standard will help pedestrians who are blind, have low vision,