I've noticed that behaviour in more than a few fellow riders too, so I more think it's "people on the road" tend to tune others out and be assholes... Just saying.
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:09 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > nobody got hurt.. but he was close enough to hear my stock horn, so i can > only assume that he could have heard HD stock pipes... but yea, drivers tend > to tune them out and drive like assholes anyway... and i hate the super loud > pipes anyway.. > > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Depending on what kind of car he was in, being on a louder bike >> wouldn't have helped you at all. Any of the various "high end" and >> "luxury" cars are so isolated from outside noises that only the >> absolute loudest of bikes is going to be able to be heard well enough >> for you to tell it's "close." >> >> Add in the fact that most drivers are /annoyed/ by the super-loud >> bikes, and annoyed drivers tend toward more aggressive, less >> thoughtful driving, and I can only see this becoming a vicious cycle. >> As Tim can attest, I have several times made the comment that "some >> pipes are loud enough you /want/ to hit that guy." And remember that >> up until a couple months ago, I was a very confirmed car-driver, and >> diesels besides. >> >> Hope all is well after this, >> >> -Kurt >> >> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 3:55 PM, yeti <[email protected]> wrote: >> > i wrote this out on facebook.. please follow the link, read and >> > comment... >> > >> > >> > http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&¬e_id=126136737437482#!/note.php?note_id=126136737437482 >> > >> > for those without facebook... >> > >> > >> > so, this morning i got a little scared on my way to work. driving >> > through daytona (the motorcycle capital of the world!!!) and a guy in >> > a car decided to merge right into me. now this isent big news, anybody >> > that has driven a bike for any amount of time has had the chance to >> > share a lane with a car. but today was different, i had krissie on the >> > back and that makes me drive more carefully, but on top of that i >> > dident see the guy start to come over. i was passing him in the left >> > lane and right when i was at the drivers window he was so close i >> > could smell hes morning coffee through the glass. i was able to find >> > my horn button quickly (not an easy task in a rush on the wing) and he >> > pulled back over in a rush. but not before i could react and get my >> > foot out... >> > >> > my point is that i love my wing, but i cant help thinking that if i >> > were on a louder bike (like an HD) he might have head me and not tried >> > to merge right then. on the other hand why should i sacrifice my >> > comfort (mostly talking hearing here) by driving a noise machine just >> > to get other motorists to pay attention like there supposed to >> > anyway.. guess it goes back to what one of my friends keeps saying "i >> > would rather be wrong and alive then dead and right" >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
