GM's noisy hybrids?
Beep. Beep. Beep. The Volt is backing upI love hybrid cars. I am a tireless advocate for hybrid technology. Yet, the technology behind hybrids is not without faults.
One such fault, as odd as it may seem, is silence.
Whenever I walk through a parking lot with my kids, I'm constantly trying to get them to pay attention to their environment, to watch for cars backing out of their stalls. To listen for cars starting. To watch for taillights.
Yet hybrids are silent both when they start and when they back up, and this could be problematic. Thus, GM, according to KickingTires, is thinking about adding noise.
For safety's sake, "If you can program a song for the ringer on your cell phone, why not for your car? You even could program in a dog bark when you back up if you want."
I think it's a great idea.
Labels: Hybrid Vehicles
posted by Dahcredyns at
8:07 AM
2 Comments:
Most cars today are pretty damn quiet. Especially at parking lot speeds.
I think anyone who actually spends more than 3 seconds worrying about something like this has way too much time on their hands.
Yeah, I guess GM, Toyota and Mercedes have just too much time on their hands.
Oh yeah, and forget all the deaf people - who cares about whether they can hear cars - they should stay home anyway!
I mean, why warn people, especially kids, that a car is about to back up? With all the over-population we need to kill some people, right Domenick?
I think there are tons of parents that would appreciate such features, Domenick, which is why automakers have considered such an idea.
Maybe when you grow up and possibly have kids you will open your mind up a little.
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