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> have you ever heard 'loud pipes save lives'? Yes I have, and it's complete and total nonsense. Here are a few good articles on the subject: https://www.revz
by wolrah 9y ago
> have you ever heard 'loud pipes save lives'?
Yes I have, and it's complete and total nonsense.
Here are a few good articles on the subject:
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/stop-saying-loud-pipes-save-lives https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/stop-saying-loud-pipes...
https://canadamotoguide.com/2016/07/29/the-truth-about-loud-pipes/ https://canadamotoguide.com/2016/07/29/the-truth-about-loud-...
tl;dr version is that basic physics says most of that noise goes backwards, so while a driver may be more likely to notice a louder bike the majority of the increased noise is going in exactly the wrong direction to be useful.
It's a bogus claim made by people trying to justify their annoying exhaust choices.
You'll note that the people who tend to be most vocal about "loud pipes save lives" also tend to be the ones wearing little to no gear and/or riding like jerks. We're not talking about the most safety conscious people out there.
- bcook 9y agoAs someone who drives an ATV on gravel backroads, with drunk assholes in automobiles, I completely disagree. After a few obviously intoxicated (on alcohol, and/or pills, and/or unknown, because they told me...) people commenting that they heard me coming around a blind curve because I would floor it for a split second to announce myself, I will contine to appropriately be loud. This not only applies to backroads but especially 1-track offroad trails where people on horses will hear me and be able to prepare ~45 seconds before I arrive at my slow, but dangerously deaf, speed (because of my helmet). Though, I am a very considerate and conservative rider, whose default is to putter along and disturb as little as possible, especially around humans but I try to respect nature as well. Harleys... yeah, I mostly agree with you.