The NHTSA Says Electric Vehicles Can No Longer Stay Silent at Low Speeds

The NHTSA Says Electric Vehicles Can No Longer Stay Silent at Low Speeds: 
"A new ruling mandates that, by 2019, electric and hybrid cars must emit artificial sounds so pedestrians, cyclists, and the blind can better detect these ultraquiet machines. 
...The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates the added noise will prevent 2400 pedestrian injuries each year after September 1, 2020, when every new hybrid and EV must be equipped to make sounds. 
Automakers must equip at least half of such models by September 2019. 
Only vehicles under 10,000 pounds GVWR are included; electrified motorcycles, three-wheelers, and medium- and heavy-duty trucks are exempt. 
Want more logic? 
Gasoline and diesel vehicles with auto stop/start systems aren’t required to make extra sounds while stationary, while EVs and hybrids must..."
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