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Originally Posted by worth
I don't ride, but isn't one of the purposes of a loud motorcycle to give cars a warning that there is indeed a motorcycle around?
People don't shoulder check enough as it is, and if you can't hear the thing in your car, i'm willing to bet motorcycle accidents go up.
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That's the argument many in the community make.
One of the bikes sites I frequent had the results of a "Noisy bikes save lives" type study last season. I don't recall the numbers, but I do recall that they blew the theory outta the water. Pretty sure it was vfrworld that had the story?