Just what motorcyclist need, even less noise for cages to know they are on the road....
Prediction:
Death and accident rate will be higher for riders of electric bikes over combustion bikes once enough of them are on the road to do meaningful analytics
Yep! True that.
My brother is a retired PO, and responded to many an accident involving a bike. If there was a cage driver to blame, one of his usual questions was, “it’s obvious that you didn’t see it, but did you hear anything?”
The answer was also obvious: “No.”
His opinion of loud pipes making biking safer is: “not much”.
He said, “mostly, bike accidents in general come from DUI. And bikers gotta maintain balance as well as drive. If bikers would quit drinking and driving, the accident, AND associated death rates, would plummet”.
Talked to a 'motor officer' years ago, who said that when he got a call at night, he not only did NOT turn on his "lights & siren," but he turned his headlight(s) OFF. His reason? Something along the lines of: "Cars are completely unpredictable, and if they see you coming, it gets worse, not better."
Of course, maybe he was just an adrenaline addict (like a lot of ER docs, etc.)...
;^)
“Just what motorcyclist need, even less noise for cages to know they are on the road....”
Yeah, because we know harley riders are into safety so they don’t wear helmets that might obstruct their view, and when they go zipping through traffic they need noise to announce their stunt riding.