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50. Loud pipes don't really help avoid the most common car - MC crash

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 11:33 AM

Jun 2014

The most common crash is the car turning left in front of the motorcycle. The person in the car typically is not going to hear the loud pipes from that direction. Loud pipes are best heard behind the motorcycle which doesn't prevent accidents. Loud pipes MAY help prevent a car from changing lanes into a MC without warning but so will a loud horn activated by a defensive rider. Loud pipes are for show, they are not about MC safety.

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