Do you know anyone who is blind or legally blind? How self-reliant are they? How stubbornly self-reliant are they? The next time they insist they’ll be fine going to pick up groceries or a caffeine fix or a wheat grass shot, you might want to find out how prevalent hybrid cars are in the neighborhood. Por que?
Specifically, hybrid cars are so quiet that they’re nearly impossible to hear. Factor in all other kinds of ambient noise (other cars, pets, cell phones, construction), and you’ve got a potentially deadly situation. Do hybrid cars have to be re-designed to make more noise? Or come with a ringtone when traveling less than five or ten miles per hour, which the driver would have to remember to sound.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Investigators had a “significant break” in tracking the salmonella outbreak when they found the bacteria on a jalapeño pepper imported from Mexico at a Texas food supplier, the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.
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