[Kylan's Blog] Noisy Cars are Better?

Apparently, the US House of Representatives may soon consider a law setting minimum noise emission requirements for new automobiles. In my opinion, this would be a horrible idea. Sure, being able to hear a car might prevent a small number of pedestrian-automobile accidents from happening. But there has to be a better way. First of all, it's the driver's responsibility to watch for pedestrians. If they run into someone on the street, it's their fault. Pedestrians have the right-of-way. Second, our world has too much noise pollution as it is. Silencing modern cars would be a good thing, not a danger. Installing speakers in new cars just sounds ridiculous. This type of law would simply perpetuate a flaw (noisy engines) that can be solved by modern engineering.