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If I see someone riding a bike with one of these things attached to it, I'll call the police. I find it unacceptable for people to make lots of noise for no goo

If I see someone riding a bike with one of these things attached to it, I'll call the police. I find it unacceptable for people to make lots of noise for no good reason. Try doing this at night in a residential neighborhood, you'll find out soon enough what people think of this 'invention'.

Trotify 14y ago
Compared to, say, a car, this is very quiet - and makes it much safer for cyclists because you can hear them coming!
- Samuel_Michon 14y ago
  You mean people inside cars can even hear this noise?! That means it's even louder than I imagined. People who use this device are going to get into trouble. If not cited for disturbing the peace, civilians might damage the device or the bike or even hurt the misguided soul who installed it on his bike.
  - hnriot 14y ago
    Good lord Samuel! Are you for real.
  - Kiro 14y ago
    You seem like a horrible person with a skewed view of your fellow human beings.
  - tankbot 14y ago
    What. Are. You. Doing. Here?!?!
antihero 14y ago
Bet you're the life of the party.
JimmaDaRustla 14y ago
I stuck hockey cards in my spokes. In Canada, that's rebellious and cool!
hnriot 14y ago
I'm sure you must have written that in the satirical mood of the video, because otherwise you're totally nuts :) Can you imagine what the police would say if you called them to report a bicycle passing your house with this device???? They'd likely have you Section 5150'd for wasting their time.
- brudgers 14y ago
  Starting with "Dear Sirs" would have been more on the spirit...
kaens 14y ago
I think this thing is silly, for sure. You're definitely correct about this being something that wouldn't fly well in residential neighborhoods. It also doesn't seem like people in residential neighborhoods are their target market. At all. On the gripping hand, this is the type of thing that someone would attach to their bike for a few weeks or so, and then never put on again.
agentultra 14y ago
I suppose loud cars, motorbikes, garbage trucks, and screaming children are okay? I'm all for quiet spaces but it seems the world is rife with noise. For a novelty product I think it is quite clever and hilarious.
winsmart 14y ago
I wouldn't worry about it. They'll stop using it once they get beat up (which is probably inevitable).
shawn-butler 14y ago
I used to treat comments like these just as some of the other replies do (old, stick in the mud, etc). But then I realized unnecessary noise for what it is: pollution. Cutesy ideas like this lose any appeal when you understand that you are destroying someone else's environment for the lofty goal of calling attention to yourself.
- jlgreco 14y ago
  "destroying someone else's environment" Oh for god's sake...
  - shawn-butler 14y ago
    I'm pretty sure God doesn't read HN. I guess maybe she might. I wouldn't rely on Him upvoting your comment however. Also this isn't Reddit. So if you have like nothing to add to a conversation, exercise some restraint and don't post, for the benefit of everyone else. Noise pollution is a real problem with documented health effects.[0] So either ignore it and contribute to the problem or make yourself aware of it and be a better person. I could care less, to be honest. [0] http://www.epa.gov/air/noise.html http://www.epa.gov/air/noise.html
    - jlgreco 14y ago
      If a slightly noisier than usual bicycle of all things "destroys" your environment, then you have some seriously deep-seated issues. I mean, give me a fucking break, where could you possibly live that such a thing could be a notable offender? Otherwise you are just being an obnoxious drama-queen troll. > I'm pretty sure God... Are you really, genuinely, unfamiliar with the concept of an idiom? No, I doubt that; you aren't stupid, you are just a troll.
      - shawn-butler 14y ago
        Do yourself a favor, if you are honestly interested and not "trolling", then query your favorite scholarly search engine for the effects of noise on plant and animal life and find some information that will be helpful. I can almost guarantee you will find something to read; however I refuse to do it for you. Here is a balanced study that relates the necessary decibels to impact pollination/predation in a controlled study at a level of 12 db[0]. 12 db is significantly less than the energy produced from human conversation at a distance of 3 feet. The word you are grasping for but missing is "aggregate". Spare me the rest of your hyperbole. I can't speak for others but I have zero use for your "idioms" as evidence or exasperations as they add nothing to the conversation. Finally, if you prefer analogies, please consider this one: "It's not like the CO2 the exhaust from my car emits can actually affect global warming since it is only slightly higher than my neighbors". Noise and light pollution are real and growing faster than the rate of human population, sorry to ruin your day. [0] http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/279/1739/2727.full http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/279/1739/2727...
jlgreco 14y ago
If you are actually like this in real life, and not merely a troll, then I am sure the police simply love you...

Trotify 14y ago

Compared to, say, a car, this is very quiet - and makes it much safer for cyclists because you can hear them coming!

Samuel_Michon 14y ago
You mean people inside cars can even hear this noise?! That means it's even louder than I imagined. People who use this device are going to get into trouble. If not cited for disturbing the peace, civilians might damage the device or the bike or even hurt the misguided soul who installed it on his bike.
- hnriot 14y ago
  Good lord Samuel! Are you for real.
- Kiro 14y ago
  You seem like a horrible person with a skewed view of your fellow human beings.
- tankbot 14y ago
  What. Are. You. Doing. Here?!?!

antihero 14y ago

Bet you're the life of the party.

JimmaDaRustla 14y ago

I stuck hockey cards in my spokes. In Canada, that's rebellious and cool!

hnriot 14y ago

I'm sure you must have written that in the satirical mood of the video, because otherwise you're totally nuts :) Can you imagine what the police would say if you called them to report a bicycle passing your house with this device???? They'd likely have you Section 5150'd for wasting their time.

brudgers 14y ago
Starting with "Dear Sirs" would have been more on the spirit...

kaens 14y ago

I think this thing is silly, for sure. You're definitely correct about this being something that wouldn't fly well in residential neighborhoods. It also doesn't seem like people in residential neighborhoods are their target market. At all. On the gripping hand, this is the type of thing that someone would attach to their bike for a few weeks or so, and then never put on again.

agentultra 14y ago

I suppose loud cars, motorbikes, garbage trucks, and screaming children are okay? I'm all for quiet spaces but it seems the world is rife with noise. For a novelty product I think it is quite clever and hilarious.

winsmart 14y ago

I wouldn't worry about it. They'll stop using it once they get beat up (which is probably inevitable).

shawn-butler 14y ago

I used to treat comments like these just as some of the other replies do (old, stick in the mud, etc). But then I realized unnecessary noise for what it is: pollution. Cutesy ideas like this lose any appeal when you understand that you are destroying someone else's environment for the lofty goal of calling attention to yourself.

jlgreco 14y ago
"destroying someone else's environment" Oh for god's sake...
- shawn-butler 14y ago
  I'm pretty sure God doesn't read HN. I guess maybe she might. I wouldn't rely on Him upvoting your comment however. Also this isn't Reddit. So if you have like nothing to add to a conversation, exercise some restraint and don't post, for the benefit of everyone else. Noise pollution is a real problem with documented health effects.[0] So either ignore it and contribute to the problem or make yourself aware of it and be a better person. I could care less, to be honest. [0] http://www.epa.gov/air/noise.html http://www.epa.gov/air/noise.html
  - jlgreco 14y ago
    If a slightly noisier than usual bicycle of all things "destroys" your environment, then you have some seriously deep-seated issues. I mean, give me a fucking break, where could you possibly live that such a thing could be a notable offender? Otherwise you are just being an obnoxious drama-queen troll. > I'm pretty sure God... Are you really, genuinely, unfamiliar with the concept of an idiom? No, I doubt that; you aren't stupid, you are just a troll.
    - shawn-butler 14y ago
      Do yourself a favor, if you are honestly interested and not "trolling", then query your favorite scholarly search engine for the effects of noise on plant and animal life and find some information that will be helpful. I can almost guarantee you will find something to read; however I refuse to do it for you. Here is a balanced study that relates the necessary decibels to impact pollination/predation in a controlled study at a level of 12 db[0]. 12 db is significantly less than the energy produced from human conversation at a distance of 3 feet. The word you are grasping for but missing is "aggregate". Spare me the rest of your hyperbole. I can't speak for others but I have zero use for your "idioms" as evidence or exasperations as they add nothing to the conversation. Finally, if you prefer analogies, please consider this one: "It's not like the CO2 the exhaust from my car emits can actually affect global warming since it is only slightly higher than my neighbors". Noise and light pollution are real and growing faster than the rate of human population, sorry to ruin your day. [0] http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/279/1739/2727.full http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/279/1739/2727...

jlgreco 14y ago

If you are actually like this in real life, and not merely a troll, then I am sure the police simply love you...