A new bill was introduced to the United States Congress on April 9, 2008. The bill is intended to protect pedestrians from the dangers of quiet vehicles.

The bill will require the Secretary of Transportation to establish safety requirements regarding the amount of noise vehicles, especially hybrids make during operation. This will include standardizing an audible alert for people that are nearby the vehicle in an attempt to prevent pedestrian related car wrecks.

The legislation was pushed by the National Federation of the Blind who campaigns to raise awareness of the danger of hybrid vehicles to people who rely on their hearing while crossing the street.

Although there has not been a particular instance of someone being hit by a quit car, the National Federation of the Blind relates that it is a danger. An ongoing study at the University of California, Riverside indicates that there is a risk associated with quit vehicles.

The study indicates that hybrid vehicles operating at slower speeds need to be at least 40 percent closer to pedestrians than combustion-engine vehicles in order for the car to make enough audible noise to be detected by pedestrians.

Car wreck attorneys are working on cases that involve serious injuries to pedestrians during a car wreck.

According to a study by AAA, there are over 29 million licensed drivers over the age of 65 in the United States. The study sites many conditions that affect elderly drivers, including arthritis, limited upper body movement and impaired vision.

Because of the different situations and limitations of elderly drivers, it is recommended that elderly drivers consider specific features of a vehicle before purchasing, such as crashworthiness, anti-lock brakes and adjustable head restraints.

The increasing number of independent drivers over the age of 65 is a great concern according to a Texas based study by the International Risk Management Institute. This study states that, with the exception of teenagers, elderly drivers experience the highest rate of car crash deaths per mile driven. The study shows that elderly drivers, particularly over the age of 80, pose higher risks to pedestrians and others on the road.

In a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, over 200,000 drivers over the age of 65 were involved in accidents in 2006.

There are car wreck attorneys currently working on cases in which serious or fatal injury has occurred due to the negligence of drivers.

On March 18^{th the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that a commuter train crash that killed two maintenance workers last year was caused by human error. The train wreck occurred in Woburn, Massachusetts on January 9, 2007. The safety board said that the wreck was caused when the train dispatcher failed to provide proper signaling. In addition, the work crew did not use the safety shunts that would have warned the train that a work crew was in the vicinity.}

The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board stated that the train wreck was caused by the failure of several railroad employees to follow required safety procedures. The board criticized the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad for not ensuring that the safety procedures were being followed.

Immediately after the train wreck occurred, the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad began working with the National Transportation Safety Board to strengthen safety procedures to prevent any future accidents.

The train wreck occurred after the dispatcher mistakenly allowed a train to proceed on a section of track that was being worked on. Earlier trains had been directed to parallel tracks.

Drug tests determined that drugs or alcohol did not play a factor in the train wreck.

Train wreck attorneys are currently working on cases in which serious injury or death has resulted from the negligence of another.