OK, you go on believing that, and I'll go on believing my friend. As well as my own ears - I have definitely heard loud bikes come up from behind, at freeway speeds and in freeway traffic - windows up.
T > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Ervine > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:30 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bike rider, loud pipes > > > Tim C wrote: > > Actually, loud pipes let cars (mostly driven by blithering > idiots who > > fail to see anything smaller than a Suburban) know you're there. > > That "Loud Pipes Saves Lives" mentality is based in junk > science. The only time > you can hear them at highway speeds is when the bike is in > front of you, because > the pipes point to the rear of the bike! All it is is > pointless noise pollution > thrust upon the general public in the name of saving lives by > people who have no > concept of the nature of sound waves or the Doppler Effect. > > The real problem is that drivers in cars are never taught > driver responsibility > or instructed in the proper operation of their vehicles - > much less to be aware > of pedestrians and motorcycles on or near the roadways. > Until such education is > required for obtaining a license, all the straight pipes in > the world won't save > the average RUB on his Harley from Sally Soccermom's suburban > assault vehicle. > > -- > John L. Ervine > 1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi > 1980 300TD 170+kmi > 1980 300SD 277+kmi > 1977 280S 4-spd 80+kmi
