Author Topic: Loud pipes DON'T saves lives (Read 16159 times)

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #60 on:** May 04, 2006, 09:12:01 AM »

Quote from: "B6mick"

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And another for those who don't care, they just hate noisey bikes, cars, planes, boats, kids, parties, or poeple having a life with a little bit of noisey fun.

What about one for people who just use any excuse to take a little target practice?

Seriously, it's been an interesting discussion. Just, let's not get so intense on either side.

Now where's my gun?!

Red01 · « **Reply #61 on:** May 04, 2006, 10:22:47 AM »

Any life saving merit a set of loud pipes currently has is simply because it's unique. If everyone had loud pipes, there would be no safety factor anymore, just everyone would be loosing their hearing from the noise.

Kind of like the 3rd brake light they added to cages in the back window. This got pushed on us from studies that found cars that had added one got in fewer rear end accidents. They got noticed because they were different. Now that most all cars have them, they aren't noticeable anymore because they're commonplace and everyone is used to them.

scooter trash · « **Reply #62 on:** May 04, 2006, 10:37:07 AM »

Another case in point. We used to be the only ones with headlights on during the day. Now every new car has them on also. We once again blend into the crowd. Stay Alert, Stay Alive

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #63 on:** May 04, 2006, 11:30:36 AM »

My Saab came that way. Headlights on all the time to accomodate Canadian regs. But it told in the manual how to disable that and I did. I don't want to be burning the lights on a bright Texas day. Dumb.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #64 on:** May 04, 2006, 12:36:23 PM »

I see a veiled insult against Canadians in there and I'm mad and I just won't take it any more!!!!

Have a nice day.

Jim

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #65 on:** May 04, 2006, 01:13:26 PM »

Quote from: "jbrough7"

I see a veiled insult against Canadians in there and I'm mad and I just won't take it any more!!!!

Have a nice day.

Jim

No, it just means you have better beer and have significantly more difficulty seeing in the daytime. Hence, you have to keep your lights on.

Silly, Canuck!

jbrough7 · « **Reply #66 on:** May 04, 2006, 01:36:35 PM »

I don't know how you do it but you managed to wiggle your way out of that one!

Jim

stormi · « **Reply #67 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:09:20 PM »

Quote from: "Desolation Angel"

Quote from: "jbrough7"
I see a veiled insult against Canadians in there and I'm mad and I just won't take it any more!!!!

Have a nice day.

Jim

No, it just means you have better beer and have significantly more difficulty seeing in the daytime. Hence, you have to keep your lights on.

Silly, Canuck!

Careful Jim, you're showing our nationally bred insecurity. We usually try to keep all that paranoia inside our own borders, remember?

Herb, We need "daytime running lights" cos our daylight hours are so short, despite it still being "day", it's usually dark here. We need -something- on our cars to be able to see the moose and dog sleds, and most people here seem to object to using headlights, so the government mandated the "always on daytime runners"... which of course wasn't necessarily a good idea, since they reflect off all of the snow and blind us all the time...

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #68 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:30:32 PM »

Quote from: "stormi"

Quote from: "Desolation Angel"
Quote from: "jbrough7"
I see a veiled insult against Canadians in there and I'm mad and I just won't take it any more!!!!

Have a nice day.

Jim

No, it just means you have better beer and have significantly more difficulty seeing in the daytime. Hence, you have to keep your lights on.

Silly, Canuck!

Careful Jim, you're showing our nationally bred insecurity. We usually try to keep all that paranoia inside our own borders, remember?

Herb, We need "daytime running lights" cos our daylight hours are so short, despite it still being "day", it's usually dark here. We need -something- on our cars to be able to see the moose and dog sleds, and most people here seem to object to using headlights, so the government mandated the "always on daytime runners"... which of course wasn't necessarily a good idea, since they reflect off all of the snow and blind us all the time...

And polar bears! You do have polar bears running around all over, too, right?

stormi · « **Reply #69 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:34:54 PM »

Quote from: "Desolation Angel"

And polar bears! You do have polar bears running around all over, too, right?

Oh! I almost forgot about those. Yeah,.. they're pretty blinding with their white fur in the daytime runners too.

But at least we don't have scorpions, and all those poisonous spiders and stuff. They don't like the cold.

jbrough7 · « **Reply #70 on:** May 04, 2006, 05:15:24 PM »

I wonder what's Sweden's/Norwegian stats are? Have they had these lights for long? Did the accident rate go down when it was implemented? Did it STAY down?

These are questions informed taxpayers want to have answered!

jim

ant_129 · « **Reply #71 on:** May 04, 2006, 08:50:48 PM »

Quote from: "stormi"

Oh! I almost forgot about those. Yeah,.. they're pretty blinding with their white fur in the daytime runners too.

But at least we don't have scorpions, and all those poisonous spiders and stuff. They don't like the cold.

I think I would much rather face a scorpion or a poisonous spider than a polar bear, especially on a bike.

Red01 · « **Reply #72 on:** May 05, 2006, 02:38:17 PM »

Quote from: "ant_129"

I think I would much rather face a scorpion or a poisonous spider than a polar bear, especially on a bike.

Just carry a few bottles of Coca-Cola to give to 'em... that always seems to make the smile and be friendly - even with the off chance meeting of a flock of penguins that migrated to the wrong pole.

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #73 on:** May 05, 2006, 02:46:09 PM »

Quote from: "Red01"

Quote from: "ant_129"
I think I would much rather face a scorpion or a poisonous spider than a polar bear, especially on a bike.

Just carry a few bottles of Coca-Cola to give to 'em... that always seems to make the smile and be friendly - even with the off chance meeting of a flock of penguins that migrated to the wrong pole.

Hey, I've seen the Coca-Cola commercial where the polar bear kid is given a Coke by a penquin kid! It was on TV. It can't be wrong.

Red01 · « **Reply #74 on:** May 05, 2006, 03:38:07 PM »

That's why I'm recommending you carry Coca-Cola whenever you're riding in Polar Bear country.