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Old 01-26-2017, 09:52 AM   #27
Allch Chcar
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This is a big issue in plants with electric forklifts. They are quiet as hell and can sneak up on you. There has to be some onus placed on the drivers of electric vehicles to be extra vigilant and to warn people that they are nearby. That is why there are horns (not to make the guy in front of you at the light move .0002 seconds faster).
I drove an electric forklift in a factory environment. When the horn was out we locked out the vehicle. That horn was used for every turn, doorway, when backing up, and especially to scare the carp out of people for not hearing the soundless vehicle of death.
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