Scott123007
Re: Post yer best defensive tactic for staying safe on yer bike
« Reply #49 on: February 16, 2010, 06:48:21 PM »
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Quote from: 2fast4u2c on February 16, 2010, 03:41:26 PM
Loud Pipes saves lives.
Pretend your invisible and no one can see you, that way your never in a position you can't evade from if necessary.
I have even heard that those neon lite kits help make drivers more aware of the bike at night.
Don't do anything that would cause disrespect to another driver and be more polite. Road Rage issues solved.
Wear the appropriate clothing of the day. Cotton rubs thru in less than a second when used as a barrier between you and the pavement at 25mph, leather good, cotton bad, bare skin even worse. I've seen accident victims who have rubbed their ear, shoulder and breast off on the pavement because of no protection clothing or helmet was worn. She was a passenger wearing only a t-shirt and shorts bare footed. Nasty scene.
Loud pipes piss most people off. Staying out of someones blind spot in the first place, saves lives.
I agree with you, they do piss people off, but they are always looking to see where the obnoxious noise is coming from. I never said the noise decibel output level of the pipe was the saving grave, but rather hoped that the implied thought was that the noticability factor that one receives once the loud noise had been identified.
