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I once placed a snot rocket on a Prius windshield from my bicycle. It snuck up on me. So I did the responsible thing and bailed into a neighborhood so I would
by __MatrixMan__ 3y ago
I once placed a snot rocket on a Prius windshield from my bicycle. It snuck up on me. So I did the responsible thing and bailed into a neighborhood so I wouldn't have to look them in the eye.
Quiet vehicles should emit a peace cry, and I should look before I rocket.
- alpaca128 3y agoAs a cyclist who once got that stuff in his face: yes, please look first. Expecting others to make a noise just in case they might get a bioweapon dumped on them is not nice.
- nemo44x 3y agoWait - are snot rockets a common thing for cyclists?!
- vibrio 3y ago…and they can get that much distance on their rockets?
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoNot usually. This Prius was practically in my armpit.
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoAbsolutely, I was in the wrong. But if you're entering somebody's bubble, an "on your left" is also courteous.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoI think the idea of EV making additional noise is flawed. The important thing is that people should be looking when using roads and not just relying on hearing. Deaf people are allowed to drive and they can certainly cycle safely as well as long as they just look around a bit more to keep aware of what's around them. Having fake noise just encourages pedestrians to keep looking at their phones and not use their eyes when crossing roads or cycle lanes and they can injure themselves or others by doing that. Also, there's far too much noise in busy areas as it is, so it seems unhelpful to deliberately add extra noise to the environment.
- rightbyte 3y agoThe main danger in my experience is that it is harder to hear if the EV is operational when standing still.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoIf an EV is standing still, then I'd rate the danger level to be zero.