Finally... Loud pipes DO save lives.
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Finally... Loud pipes DO save lives.
"There were cars parked along the side. Someone could have walked out on the street and not heard that vehicle -- not like you would have heard a regular motorcycle," she said."
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Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Salt Lake City, Utah
Agreed. I've had cars stop swerving into me as I open the throttle a bit, moving into the shoulder.
Proving that loud pipes save lives probably won't ever be science-backed, but I'm convinced; and so are 100% of my friends, car-driving friends included.
Proving that loud pipes save lives probably won't ever be science-backed, but I'm convinced; and so are 100% of my friends, car-driving friends included.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Orange County Texas
I don't know about the rest of you, but I find the horn switch location hard to find with out looking for it. Maybe because I rarly use it.
It usually much easier to pull the clutch in and give it a rev to get someone elses attention.
If that doesn't work there always the 9mm.
It usually much easier to pull the clutch in and give it a rev to get someone elses attention.
If that doesn't work there always the 9mm.
Crazy looking thing, doesn't look like a motorcycle, more like a two wheel electric car. I think it needs those motorcycle training wheels that deploy when you stop so it doesn't fall over.
I'd like to ride it, though.
I'd like to ride it, though.
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Road Master
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Ontario, Canada
How does this story prove that loud pipes save lives??????????
I am all for believing something provable or from a reputable source. This isn't it.
I am all for believing something provable or from a reputable source. This isn't it.
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Tourer
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Central California
Here in California, where we can split lanes, loud pipes definitely make lane splitting safer. In stop and go traffic, it's obvious cagers hear you long before they see you, that is if their stereo isn't thumping. I know it startles the hell out of me when a quiet Gold Wing or BMW blows by me when stuck in traffic a foot from my open window. But when you can make a little noise while splitting lanes, it's like parting the Red Sea.
