Loud cans save lives?

I am a little curious as to the thinking behind the above comment. Spidey has used it today on another thread which has prompted me.

My thinking is as follows:

An audible exhaust could in some situations prevent a pedestrian from stepping out on to the road. It could be said that if a car driver has his window down in traffic,then a loud can could perhaps be heard.

But when so many drivers today have very good hi-fi systems fitted and are highly likely to be blasting their fave tunes as they travel along, how relevant is the above argument for loud exhausts?

I throw the question to the peeps.......

Some days down the A2 its like Moses parting the waves when cars move out of the way.

A huge and noticeable difference from when I had the stock can on or the baffle in.

More importantly though other bikers that havent been using their mirrors suddenly start to when they can hear you.

lynw.....Just like the fellow bikers though,can you actually be sure it is the louder can creating this driver awareness or the fact that,(although we bikers like to think they don't!) the drivers are actually observing you in their mirrors?

you can see cage drivers checking there centre mirror so they know your there.

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

lynw.....Just like the fellow bikers though,can you actually be sure it is the louder can creating this driver awareness or the fact that,(although we bikers like to think they don't!) the drivers are actually observing you in their mirrors?

Ok. I did a rideout with a guy on a Bandit with stock can. When he led no-one moved over. When I did we had the parting of the waves effect.

If it were down to drivers looking it should have happened with him just as much as with me - ok different drivers make it hard to quantify and say for certain. But he was without doubt sure it was my can that made the difference.

What about the Dopler effect?

How many times have you heard sirens and panic looking around for them that you make a mistake because you think your in the way.??????

Originally Posted by rubberduckofdeath

Never.

Pull the other one!

[Viney]

My car sound system is louder than my exhaust

Originally Posted by rubberduckofdeath

No, seriously. I've never made a mistake due to a siren etc.

I might have made a mistake or two that have resulted in a siren, but that's another story..

I come from a family of Firemen and one of their gripes is people not moving out the way. Suppose its rubbed off on me.

One time my old man was answering a shout in Croydon and a couple of old farts
sat at the lights and didn't move an inch even when they went green. ( The lights not the old fogeys )

Originally Posted by Viney

My car sound system is louder than my exhaust

"Chavtastic" strikes again...

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