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> It always appears to be the only thing they do for safety reasons, the rest of their lives being a messy blur of insanely risky life decisions They don't wea
by heimatau 7y ago
> It always appears to be the only thing they do for safety reasons, the rest of their lives being a messy blur of insanely risky life decisions
They don't wear chaps. Nor helmets. Nor anything else for safety. But let's reduce the argument only to your perception of this issue. /s Come on. Let's be more rational than this.
Yes, motorcyclists are risky. Yes they do numerous risky things. But everything we (a more general claim) do is on a gradient. It's on a sliding scale. Let's stop reducing this issue to 'loud noises don't help much. Nor has anyone, that I met claimed this. They are reckless people'.
- inflatableDodo 7y agoI am not saying that motorcyclists in general are reckless people. I am saying that all the motorcyclists I know who have tried to claim that they have a loud motorbike for safety reasons are at the reckless end of the spectrum, regarding the motorcyclists that I know. And I find this contrast pretty funny. To the extent that I have had to previously explain why I am giggling to someone who looks like they could rip off my head with one hand. After pointing out the bare arms and jeans that they often ride in, they admitted I had a point, said they actually just like loud noises and started giggling too, thankfully.
- heimatau 7y agoI'm glad that you notice the spectrum of motives/rationale to the loud mufflers.
- inflatableDodo 7y agoI'm just waiting for electric bikes to take off more to see the Akira prediction of Clowns vs Capsules.
- heimatau 7y agoI don't understand why electric bikes haven't already taken off. But hopefully the future is good because of us.