[Summit] MOTORCYCLE NOISE

[William H. Krieger]

Although I disagree with some of your 4 points (and if you are not a  
biker, I would
humbly submit that you should not make blanket statements about why  
bikers ride)

I would urge similar respect for those of us (and there are many) who
ride safely, responsibly (and love getting double or triple the  
mileage that
car drivers do), all of this with street legal pipes.

I am just asking that people not confuse bikes with illegal bikes, just
as you expect me not to be angry with all drivers when one driver
leaves his/her alarm on all night, honks the horn for hours at
3 am, drives with a vehicle that clearly should have failed its
emissions test, or (yes) texts while driving as he/she creeps into
my lane of traffic.

I applaud anyone who wants to uphold the law and make my
streets quieter and safer.

A bit of civility, please, is all I ask.

And, these are the end of my thoughts on the subject.


On Jun 8, 2009, at 10:58 AM, Emlyn Addison wrote:

> An excellent link, Coryndon--this pretty much hits the nail on the  
> head.
>
> Nobody for a second is questioning the safety factor for  
> motorcyclists (particularly in RI!); they have every right to the  
> road as others do, but let's get real about this:
>
> It ain't about safety (otherwise they'd all be dressed in luminous  
> orange and WEARING THEIR HELMETS);
> it ain't about the environment (otherwise they'd all be riding  
> bicycles or electric scooters);
> it ain't about parking (otherwise these conscientious citizens would  
> be taking public transportation, thereby negating the need for  
> parking in the first place);
> it ain't about what others do--low-ridin' sub-woofers, texting  
> teenagers or any number of other in-car distractions.
>
> These are all distractions form the real point: That modofied pipes  
> on motorcycles are unusually--and unneccessarily--loud and that  
> recognizing their pollutive impact on others is key to their  
> continued enjoyment of it.
>
> It's human nature to want to express one's self in public, but there  
> are limits to this, and my guess is that, like everything else, it's  
> simply a matter of being considerate and respectful of others.
>
> Hmm.
>
> Emlyn
>
>
>
> Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 08:36:09 -0400
> From: Coryndon Luxmoore <coryndon at luxmoore.com>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] MOTORCICLE NOISE
> To: Summit Neighborhood List <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
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> Yup, Harley Riders with illegal pipes will have free reign. They are
> the good ol' boys & girls of rhode island and therefore won't have the
> laws enforced by the local police many who ride the same illegal bikes
> off duty.
>
> Here is a nice rant from a biker about the issue: http://www.virginiawind.com/byways/loud_pipes_save_lives.asp
>
> -- C
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
> Coryndon Luxmoore
> Interaction Designer
>
> coryndon (at) luxmoore (dot) com
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> On Jun 8, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Emlyn Addison wrote:
>
> > Marco, I wrote a letter to the Journal about the problem of
> > motorcycle noise a couple of years ago, and was "educated" by one of
> > the local hog riders that motorcycle noise is actually a safety
> > mechanism.
> >
> > No really, you gotta hear this:
> >
> > "Loud pipes save lives", she insisted. Apparently, old ladies in
> > their Buicks, who can't see these gargantuan monstrosities, will at
> > least hear their 120Db bleating, and so will presumably stop short
> > of crushing these poor folk under their menacing tires.
> >
> > Another great justification on offer from this same freedom-loving
> > noisemaker was that motorcycle noise is not worse than teenagers
> > texting while driving, as if these have anything to do with each
> > other.
> >
> > Of course there are laws against excessive muffler noise in RI, but
> > good luck seeing it enforced.
> >
> > Emlyn
>
>
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