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Originally Posted by ophic
Nice post and a good find. I'll be sure to keep that study handy.
"Of course I wasn't speeding Officer, my v-twin is just a bit noisy"
Seriously though it does give grounds to discredit any witness that says you were going too fast if your vehicle is noisy, thereby levelling the playing field once again.
I may not be a good example of the average Joe, having obtained a degree in Sound Engineering.
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Exactly, it's scary people would be out there looking to point the finger like that but it happens I've heard of instances where people said a bike was going too fast but couldn't even recall the colour - for that reason I'm glad the studies were done!
Yeah, you're somewhat 'different'
Also , I think it's as much to do with the way the brain forms memories as it is to do with sound and speed perception. Any copper will tell you the varying accounts of incidents they get. Your brain connects certain dots based on assumptions then passes it onto your conscious as fact/memory, I know I've had distances way out when I've tried to recollect them before.