Picture this: you’re biking along in your lane when the light turns yellow. You slow to a stop before it changes to red and wait, impatiently, for it to go to green. There! It changes and you’re off like a shot, ready to make a left-hand turn.
That’s when you see it: a car right in the place you were about to turn. Luckily, you’re able to apply the brakes and avoid a collision.
For 125,000 Americans, this isn’t the case. It’s estimated that this number of pedestrians and cyclists are injured each year in the U.S. Hybrid or electric vehicles make up approximately 2,800 of these accidents according to Green Car Reports.
Is a rule like this needed? Necessary? https://t.co/1tNXP9mRsn pic.twitter.com/3A7Wer1UPA
— Green Car Reports (@GreenCarReports) December 6, 2015
While Congress passed a law in 2010 to install pedestrian alert warning systems in all “quiet vehicles,” there is still debate over the type and noise level required.
Here at Thompson Toyota, we hope you’ll stop by to share your views on this subject and take a look at our beautiful 2016 hybrid and other Toyotas. We offer competitive finance rates and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Hope to see you soon here in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
