[lugoues]

The legislation requiring this is silly, are there any studies at all which shows it reduces harm... I couldn't find any. It would seem safer for children, and the population as a whole, if they banned vehicles which don't provide adequate front visibility. Maybe even require sensors that will prevent the vehicle from moving from a stop if something is detected in front.

[jfim]

There are blind people, who cannot know if a car is present if it's completely silent.

[maskros]

There's a spectrum between completely silent and so noisy you can clearly hear it inside a house a hundred meters down the street.