I used the Zounds for a couple of years when I commuted W-E and return across town on one of ABQ's busiest boulevards (Central from Atrisco 10 miles to a mile or so east of Eubank). I found it as useful as a car horn: true, if you can honk, you can react, but that leaves out one big benefit of horns bicycle and automobile, to wit, **to express your indignation**. And this country is all about free expression, right? (I assume that one expresses his indignation only when such expression is reasonable.)
Seriously -- all kidding aside -- I think that a loud blast of horn may well have a beneficial effect on someone who, cluelessly or simply by miscalculation, is infringing dangerously on a cyclist's rights. For example, a motorist about to pull out unsafely from a rider's right, simply because he or she is unable to "process" the cyclist's approaching speed and because the driver is simply not used to having to accomodate cyclists. That said, I gave up on mine because it was too bulky, flimsy, and because I kept forgetting to keep the pressure up. It finally decayed in my parts box. I did use it once against (the word deliberately chosen) pedestrians: on the bike path, some adolescent boys ignored my shouts, bell, screams, all well in advance of our conjunction, continuing to horseplay across the full width of the path. I finally gave them a blast and was pleased to see them very quickly wake up and jump to safety. On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 4:23 PM, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had an AirZound, but stopped using it after a short time. I felt that I > was using it too much and becoming more aggressive. I also found, as > alluded to by Mike, that there's often not time to deal with the horn, it's > better to just be visible and react to the hazard. IME, If you see it and > have time to honk, you also have time to respond. For the same reason I > don't think I've ever used the horn on my car either. > > The AirZound sat in my parts box for about 10 years until the hose > disintegrated and I threw it out. > > Whatever you do, please don't use it on pedestrians! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
