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Isn't louder == safer?

by ex3ndr 5y ago

turbinerneiter 5y ago
No, cars are isolated. Safe driving practices are safe. Like knowing the perception psychology that makes it hard for cars to see you and try to counter that. https://youtu.be/x94PGgYKHQ0 https://youtu.be/x94PGgYKHQ0
- buffalo2391 5y ago
  Purely anecdotally I used to have a motorcycle that after about a year had the muffler need replacement. I was a poor student and so bought a fake one instead that was just a muffler shaped pipe. The difference was immediate and extremely noticable, the number of near misses went down a huge amount and the few times people got a little close I could just chuck the clutch in and give it a good rev to scare anyone off. My biking days are done for now but if I go back I will not be going back quietly.
  - dexterdog 5y ago
    Why wouldn't you just put a wind-powered vuvuzela on the front instead? Then it's only being obnoxious when you're in motion and it's pointed in the direction that you want people to hear you instead of the opposite.
- aiisjustanif 5y ago
  Cars are not sound proof.
  - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
    Depends on the car. Ever rode in a Mercedes S-Class at 250 kph on the Autobahn? Unnoticable, except of the fast whooshing by of overpasses, or such. (As front seat passenger)
    - aiisjustanif 5y ago
      No, I have drive in a class and it’s not sound. Not on the Autobahn though ;) I guess I should have clarified. Almost all affordable cars are not sound proof.*
- erikbye 5y ago
  Cars are isolated? On a regular basis I drive 5 different cars, various makers, I can hear a Harley just fine in either. And from every parked car where a driver has a conversation on speakers I can hear it so well they might as well have had it outside of their car. New Teslas, BMWs.
odiroot 5y ago
Yes it is. I'm not a fan of motorcycle racing in the city but I used to commute using a scooter and I'd never do it on a completely quiet machine. Car drivers are already pretty oblivious to smaller vehicles.
booleandilemma 5y ago
Louder == annoying Louder == I get woken up at 2am There’s loud, and then there’s the thunderous roar that some of these bikes make because the owner has obvious mental issues.

Isn't louder == safer?

by ex3ndr 5y ago

Isn't louder == safer?

No, cars are isolated. Safe driving practices are safe. Like knowing the perception psychology that makes it hard for cars to see you and try to counter that. https://youtu.be/x94PGgYKHQ0 https://youtu.be/x94PGgYKHQ0

buffalo2391 5y ago
Purely anecdotally I used to have a motorcycle that after about a year had the muffler need replacement. I was a poor student and so bought a fake one instead that was just a muffler shaped pipe. The difference was immediate and extremely noticable, the number of near misses went down a huge amount and the few times people got a little close I could just chuck the clutch in and give it a good rev to scare anyone off. My biking days are done for now but if I go back I will not be going back quietly.
- dexterdog 5y ago
  Why wouldn't you just put a wind-powered vuvuzela on the front instead? Then it's only being obnoxious when you're in motion and it's pointed in the direction that you want people to hear you instead of the opposite.
aiisjustanif 5y ago
Cars are not sound proof.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
  Depends on the car. Ever rode in a Mercedes S-Class at 250 kph on the Autobahn? Unnoticable, except of the fast whooshing by of overpasses, or such. (As front seat passenger)
  - aiisjustanif 5y ago
    No, I have drive in a class and it’s not sound. Not on the Autobahn though ;) I guess I should have clarified. Almost all affordable cars are not sound proof.*
erikbye 5y ago
Cars are isolated? On a regular basis I drive 5 different cars, various makers, I can hear a Harley just fine in either. And from every parked car where a driver has a conversation on speakers I can hear it so well they might as well have had it outside of their car. New Teslas, BMWs.

odiroot 5y ago

Yes it is. I'm not a fan of motorcycle racing in the city but I used to commute using a scooter and I'd never do it on a completely quiet machine. Car drivers are already pretty oblivious to smaller vehicles.

booleandilemma 5y ago

Louder == annoying Louder == I get woken up at 2am There’s loud, and then there’s the thunderous roar that some of these bikes make because the owner has obvious mental issues.