Yes, Harald. Only the sound. From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2015 21:21:44 +0000 Subject: Re: [Bikies] poll on Madison Metro turn signals To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Jack, just to clarify: You're talking only about the turn signal SOUND, not the turn signals themselves, right? My two cents: The turn signal sound is noise pollution in an urban environment, and I don't think there is solid scientific evidence of a safety benefit (If somebody is aware of good studies, I'd be very interested). At worst, they can lead to risk compensation -- something that I've definitely noticed with regard to the reverse signals on commercial vehicles: "Oh, my truck is beeping loudly. So I don't _really_ have to check if there are pedestrians behind my vehicle." Harald (not a Marquette neighborhood resident) On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 4:08 PM Jack Kear <[email protected]> wrote: Hello: I am a boardmember with the Marquette Neighborhood Association and we have been approached by area residents with a request to ask Madison Metro to curb the usage of the turn signals on most, if not all, city buses. In the very initial start up of that conversation a cyclist wrote to our neighborhood listserv asking that we not do this because of the added safety benefits of that system. This caught my attention and I'd like to know what other cyclists think before I have the opportunity to vote on approaching Metro. If you could only choose 'yes' to keeping the turn signal sound or 'no' to eliminating it which would you choose and why? Also, if you argue that it is not a concern either way I would also like to hear from you. Thank You- Jack Kear _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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