Skip to content

Comment on Harley-Davidson announces its first electric motorcycleparent

Comments

Loud pipes save lives! Despite what you think in your ignorance. The AMA and thousands of motorcycle riders believe they do.

http://motorcyclesafetynews.com/?p=878

Did you even read the article in that link? The AMA believes no such thing, quite the opposite.

Saying that "thousands believe" does not make for a strong argument regardless. Thousands of people believe all kinds of things we collectively know aren't true (flat earth, didn't land on the moon, take your pick). I just lump loud pipers right in there with the flat earthers and anti-vaxers: people that believe what they want to believe regardless of the facts. You want to make a bunch of noise with your toy? Have at it, but don't try to pass it off as a safety feature.

The link you gave is just a personal opinion of some dude, he even admits that. No statistics, even lying, is provided.

I can easily throw an opposite opinion: besides riding motorcycle every single day, I drive car, and usually I notice motorcycles roar too late. Also, I had two occasions when drivers didn't notice sound of my motorbike (it's not quiet at all) and changed lanes right into me. So I prefer to assume every driver is deaf and ride that way.

The linked article in no way supports the idea that loud pipes save lives.

Thank you.

AboutSource Built by g1lg1l

Hackerly is an independent reader for Hacker News, built on the public HN API. Not affiliated with Y Combinator.