I hated that when I lived in CA. Always scared the heck out of me. -D
> On Aug 5, 2019, at 10:34 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > A phrase to show the loud pipe guys they don't know anything about sound. > Their idea is that loud pipes will alert motorists around them that a > motorcycle is present. The problem being that the pipes face backward > directing the sound away from the cars that might not notice a motorcycle > behind them. The reference to doppler is really just that the sound of the > pipes when it arrives at the car will be different than it would be for a car > behind the bike. > In California where lane splitting is legal and common I've had motorcycles > scare the crap out of me by coming past when I wasn't really paying > attention. If "loud pipes save lives" that wouldn't happen because I'd hear > them coming... > -Curt > > On Monday, August 5, 2019, 10:18:50 AM EDT, Craig via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 12:55:39 +0000 (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> But "Loud pipes save lives" unless you understand the doppler effect... >> -Curt > > Huh? > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
