03-14-2008, 04:09 PM
Yup, left 'em an e-mail today. Also e-mailed the National Federation for the Blind.
The NHTSA has lots of detailed information on their website (actually the NCSA website, see below) about all kinds of traffic accidents, but there was no information about blind pedestrians or hybrid automobiles. For instance, I found out that 35% of all pedestrians killed by automobiles were legally drunk (the pedestrians were drunk, not the automobile drivers). This raises the question in my mind how many blind pedestrians are too drunk to hear? (Just a joke, my friends)
Here's a link to the NCSA, the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, the government agency which keeps the data for the NHTSA. Some interesting stuff here, if you're into government statistics. Of course, I should have known it requires a government agency (NCSA) to keep data for another government agency (NHTSA). A search of their website said that their search engine was down, hence the e-mail.
I'll let you know what they have to say.
Aloha! ;-)
The NHTSA has lots of detailed information on their website (actually the NCSA website, see below) about all kinds of traffic accidents, but there was no information about blind pedestrians or hybrid automobiles. For instance, I found out that 35% of all pedestrians killed by automobiles were legally drunk (the pedestrians were drunk, not the automobile drivers). This raises the question in my mind how many blind pedestrians are too drunk to hear? (Just a joke, my friends)
Here's a link to the NCSA, the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, the government agency which keeps the data for the NHTSA. Some interesting stuff here, if you're into government statistics. Of course, I should have known it requires a government agency (NCSA) to keep data for another government agency (NHTSA). A search of their website said that their search engine was down, hence the e-mail.
I'll let you know what they have to say.
Aloha! ;-)
Aloha! ;-)