[Missouri-l] Fw: [Quietcars] Students seeking feedback about quiet cars.

[Chip Hailey]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amy Ruell" <aruell at comcast.net>; <by way of David Andrews 
<dandrews at visi.com>>
To: <david.andrews at state.mn.us>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 10:50 AM
Subject: [Quietcars] Students seeking feedback about quiet cars.


>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amy Ruell [mailto:aruell at comcast.net]
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 7:12 AM
> To: aruell at comcast.net
> Subject: Students seeking feedback about quiet cars.
>
>
> Please do not hit reply. Fill out the questionnaire and send to:
> azng88 at gmail.com
> Thanks.
> Amy
> Boston University College of Engineering Senior Design Project
>
>
>
>                 We are a team of five seniors at Boston University's 
> College
> of Engineering. For our senior design project, we are developing a system
> that will alert blind pedestrians of oncoming hybrid/electric vehicles 
> with
> quiet engines. We would like to ask you a few questions about yourself and
> your opinions on this issue. Your answers to these questions will help us 
> to
> better understand this problem, and your answers will allow us to develop 
> a
> more complete and effective solution. Thank you very much for your time 
> and
> participation. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please
> contact Alex Ng by phone at 617-320-7995 or by email at abng88 at bu.edu.
>
>
>
>
>
> Questions:
>
>
>
> 1.       What is your name, gender, and age (you can give an age range 
> like
> 30-40)?
>
>
>
> 2.       Were you blind at birth? If not, at what age did you lose your
> vision?
>
>
>
> 3.       How do you feel about hybrid cars? What about bicycles? Which of
> these do you feel is more of a problem and why?
>
>
>
> 4.       My understanding is that blind folk have better hearing. Can you
> please elaborate about your hearing ability? Do you feel that you hear
> things that other people may not hear? If so, please describe a common
> situation where this has occurred.
>
>
>
> 5.       Do you feel that the weather has an effect on your hearing (rain,
> wind, etc.)?
>
>
>
> 6.       What information would you want to be alerted with from our 
> traffic
> safety system (speed of car, distance, etc.)?
>
>
>
> 7.       Do you use anything other than the walking cane as a visual aid?
> Are you aware of any other products that are out there and you don't use?
>
>
>
> 8.       Would you be opposed to carrying around a device to alert you of
> oncoming hybrid/electric cars? If yes, why? What if the device was
> integrated with the walking cane?
>
>
>
> 9.        How do you feel about having to recharge your electrical devices
> such as cell phone?
>
>
>
> 10.   If anything was possible, what would be your ideal solution to this
> problem?
>
>
>
> 11.   Lastly, would you be interested and willing to participate in a
> hearing test?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thank you again for your time.
>
>
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