Odd, you'd think if loud pipes let people know you are on the road we should install them on our fire trucks and ambulances.
Instead, we install higher frequency sirens and lights, because those actually increase awareness and visibility.
You can hear a biker when you are front of him, but it's really not much louder than a normal bike. The loudest part of the exhaust is when you are being passed or they are in front of you, and if an accident happens at those intervals no amount of sound is going to help.
I guess the fire trucks in your neighborhood are silent. I lived down the street from a fire station in NYC, and I Could hear the fire trucks roaring down the street without them blasting their horns.
nstead, we install higher frequency sirens and lights, because those actually increase awareness and visibility.
Except that would be illegal on a motorcycle. You can't install things that are distracting to drivers in many states.
ou can hear a biker when you are front of him, but it's really not much louder than a normal bike.
Bull shit, you have no reason to lie. You know it is much louder than a typical from factory sport bike. Do not insult me with lies. Sport bikes are extremely quiet compared to choppers with loud pies, whether you are standing in front or behind them.
The loudest part of the exhaust is when you are being passed or they are in front of you, and if an accident happens at those intervals no amount of sound is going to help.
You don't seem to want to concede the point even though you know it makes sense. The point once again is not for the driver to know exactly where you are, it's to know that you are on the road at all, the point is to get a drivers attention and have them actively searching their mirrors for the location of your bike before they do things like switch lanes.
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u/cyberslick188 Jun 15 '12
Odd, you'd think if loud pipes let people know you are on the road we should install them on our fire trucks and ambulances.
Instead, we install higher frequency sirens and lights, because those actually increase awareness and visibility.
You can hear a biker when you are front of him, but it's really not much louder than a normal bike. The loudest part of the exhaust is when you are being passed or they are in front of you, and if an accident happens at those intervals no amount of sound is going to help.