Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 9 June 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 11 June 2015. It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Electric Vehicles
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the possible dangers posed to pedestrians by electric vehicles.
- Answer
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A study by Transport Research Laboratory for the Department in 2011 found no evidence that quiet vehicles, e.g. electric and hybrid-electric vehicles, represent a greater danger to other road users, including pedestrians, than conventional vehicles. Nonetheless, a new EU regulation dealing with noise from road vehicles was adopted in 2014 and this will require additional sound devices to be fitted to new types of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles launched from 2019.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 1683
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Electric vehicles Pedestrians Safety
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