Aussies encouraged to sound off on electric car safety

Near-silent electric cars can pose a risk for blind or vision-impaired pedestrians. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australian road users are being encouraged to sound off on whether electric vehicles should play noises at low speeds.

Pedestrians and motorists have just four days to have their say on whether acoustic vehicle alerting systems should be mandatory for electric and hybrid vehicles in Australia, as they are in countries including the US, UK and Japan.