This morning's commute and other commuting stories

I just worry what happens when someone like that obliviously walks out in front of an electric car, as obviously she was relying on the lack of noise from approaching traffic to tell her it was safe.

Our Zoe makes a constant artificial buzzing noise at low speeds to warn pedestrians. It has a button to turn the noise off, presumably for situations where you don't like the look of the wandering ped and you want the best chance of squishing them.