One of the benefits of the advancement of technology is that devices are made which are generally smaller, more efficient and quieter, and this is generally welcomed as a good thing. However in the car industry this is proving to be a problem. The Economist investigates a recent trend by electric cars manufacturers who are adding sound generating capabilities to the vehicles in order to make them more audible for other road users to hear.
Wouldn’t it just make sense to teach people to use their eyes more? After all, deaf people drive and cycle and use roads and they get by.
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