> those same bikers will ignore other items on those safety lists like wearing brightly colored high visibility jacket/vest.
If anything, the black leather jacket is practically a uniform.
> But loud pipes save lives
The argument falls flat on its face when you extrapolate it to any other medium. Cyclists and pedestrians should be going around with boomboxes attaches to their bodies.
I love the sound of a good vehicle. But pump that sound in for the driver, not for the unconsenting bystander.
When I first heard of the new-ish trend where car makers are now playing fake engine noise through the car's speaker system[1], I thought "how stupid and phony". But, the more I think about it, it makes a whole lot of sense. Obnoxious engine noise is mostly for the benefit of vain drivers who need validation--so just play it at the driver, and keep it out of the community environment. It's a win-win. Driver gets to drive around hearing his loud vroom-vroom noises, and the public benefits from the quietness of modern engine design. There's no valid reason to deliberately project your vroom-vroom sounds at everyone else around you when you don't have to.
If anything, the black leather jacket is practically a uniform.
> But loud pipes save lives
The argument falls flat on its face when you extrapolate it to any other medium. Cyclists and pedestrians should be going around with boomboxes attaches to their bodies.
I love the sound of a good vehicle. But pump that sound in for the driver, not for the unconsenting bystander.