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It absolutely does. Maybe not in a residential neighborhood, but when it's rush hour, and I'm stuck on the highway in my truck with bikes splitting lanes, its r
by jdavis703 9y ago
It absolutely does. Maybe not in a residential neighborhood, but when it's rush hour, and I'm stuck on the highway in my truck with bikes splitting lanes, its really nice to get an audio warning that one of them is coming by at a close distance.
- paulie_a 9y agoSo loud pipes just distracted me from the other 30 vehicles on the road.. Thanks And thankfully soundproofing of cars makes those loud pipes irrelevant. They are kind of like car alarms, if I happen to even hear them, obnoxious, I ignore it
- acct1771 9y agoYou're contradicting yourself, and I can't figure out why.
- paulie_a 9y agoIf the soundproofing in a vehicle fails me, I mentally tune out the constant obnoxious and consistent noise of things like loud pipes. Id rather pay attention visually to the vehicle's on the road including motorcycles, not be distracted by one asshole on the road
- Mountain_Skies 9y agoI'd find that argument more compelling if not for the fact that most of the noise is focused behind the motorcycle instead of in front of it. How about we get rid of the intentionally loud exhaust system and replace it with a forward facing speaker playing ice cream truck music. In the name of safety of course. Doubt many Harley riders would go for that even though it is congruent with the claims of a desire to use noise to make a cyclist's presence known to other drivers.
- jdietrich 9y agoMotorcycles have horns. If a rider needs to warn another road user of their presence, they have a perfectly good option under their right thumb.
- cptskippy 9y agoAlternatively they could do away with lane splitting. It's dangerous and unnerving for everyone else.