Loud Pipes Do Save Lives "when used effectively""
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Road Master
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From: Tampa Bay, Florida
Loud Pipes Do Save Lives "when used effectively""
Lets beat this dead horse again.
Friday, I am on my way home in Rush hour traffic on a small two lane no shoulder road with lots of side streets. Traffic is thick in both directions moving 40mph. The only real escape would be to hop the sidewalk over a big curb and if you make it, end up on someones lawn. That curb would hurt though!!!
So I am riding along and then I see her. A car at the stop sign looking to come out on my road, and she is looking away from me.
Dont do it....dont do it....."as I am slowing down"........dont do it......dont freaking do it....... SON OF A B@#$H!!!!
SHE DID IT.
I almost never use my horn mostly because it sounds like a wounded Duck, and I can yell a lot louder. My instant reaction without an escape route was to clutch, break hard, and crack my throttle very loud. She heard that and hit her brake leaving me just enough room to squeeze by her and not cross into oncoming traffic. I only had inches. If she did not hear me, I would have made impact for sure.
That was so close.
Friday, I am on my way home in Rush hour traffic on a small two lane no shoulder road with lots of side streets. Traffic is thick in both directions moving 40mph. The only real escape would be to hop the sidewalk over a big curb and if you make it, end up on someones lawn. That curb would hurt though!!!
So I am riding along and then I see her. A car at the stop sign looking to come out on my road, and she is looking away from me.
Dont do it....dont do it....."as I am slowing down"........dont do it......dont freaking do it....... SON OF A B@#$H!!!!
SHE DID IT.
I almost never use my horn mostly because it sounds like a wounded Duck, and I can yell a lot louder. My instant reaction without an escape route was to clutch, break hard, and crack my throttle very loud. She heard that and hit her brake leaving me just enough room to squeeze by her and not cross into oncoming traffic. I only had inches. If she did not hear me, I would have made impact for sure.
That was so close.
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From: Northwest
But more important than the pipes Tide, was the fact that you were looking for ******** who do that. I call it "driving for everybody else", you got to, to stay alive.
Can't tell you how many times I've avoided a collision by "driving for that *******", 'cause they sure didn't see me or the roadsign or the stoplight. After you've ridden a while, you develop sort of a sixth sense about stuff like that.... you know, you start noticing head position, hand position, did they notice the same thing you noticed, are they on the phone, putting on makeup, looking in the mirror for other traffic... all in a fraction of a second.
Glad you're still with us on an undamaged scoot
Can't tell you how many times I've avoided a collision by "driving for that *******", 'cause they sure didn't see me or the roadsign or the stoplight. After you've ridden a while, you develop sort of a sixth sense about stuff like that.... you know, you start noticing head position, hand position, did they notice the same thing you noticed, are they on the phone, putting on makeup, looking in the mirror for other traffic... all in a fraction of a second.
Glad you're still with us on an undamaged scoot
Road Warrior
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From: Upstate, SC
Can't tell you how many times I've avoided a collision by "driving for that *******", 'cause they sure didn't see me or the roadsign or the stoplight. After you've ridden a while, you develop sort of a sixth sense about stuff like that.... you know, you start noticing head position, hand position, did they notice the same thing you noticed, are they on the phone, putting on makeup, looking in the mirror for other traffic...
Yup. Saw the chick's head come out of his lap.
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From: Joliet, Illinois
So, your loud pipes didn't help until you made them VERY loud... you did about the same thing as pushing the horn button - you just twisted the throttle instead.
The "Loud pipes save lives" claim implies that by the nature of your pipes being loud normally, she wouldn't have pulled out at all, because she would have heard you. She didn't - you needed to do something more. Your story does more to prove that having loud pipes does NOT help.
The "Loud pipes save lives" claim implies that by the nature of your pipes being loud normally, she wouldn't have pulled out at all, because she would have heard you. She didn't - you needed to do something more. Your story does more to prove that having loud pipes does NOT help.
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Road Captain
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From: KY
Certainly your ability to come out of this potential disaster is attributed most importantly to your great reflexes. Not much time to think, but act quickly. Glad to hear you are ok.
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Road Master
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So, your loud pipes didn't help until you made them VERY loud... you did about the same thing as pushing the horn button - you just twisted the throttle instead.
The "Loud pipes save lives" claim implies that by the nature of your pipes being loud normally, she wouldn't have pulled out at all, because she would have heard you. She didn't - you needed to do something more. Your story does more to prove that having loud pipes does NOT help.
The "Loud pipes save lives" claim implies that by the nature of your pipes being loud normally, she wouldn't have pulled out at all, because she would have heard you. She didn't - you needed to do something more. Your story does more to prove that having loud pipes does NOT help.
