2006-09-03 02:14:00 · 9 answers · asked by old faht 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Oh yes they do! The Environmental Protection Agency wants quieter. And if funding for local police stations comes about watch for microphone devices for police to measure sound levels. We old guys having second childhood want Harlies Yamaha Honda with straight pipes no mufflers to wipe out what hearing we have left. What really burns me is out 60 miles from town where you expect pease and quiet. A group of SOUND HOGS rumble by. Messing up my quiet time. The "lould pipes save lifes" and "more sound more ground" arguement just has not been proven. Follow road rules and better driver training so car drivers allow just as much room for bike as car.
2006-09-03 02:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have the same laws. But, most laws are selectivly enforced. In order to write a "noise" ticket, you need to catch the act with a noise meter. This is something that is not commonly issued to LEO and is carried by select few Traffic enforcement units. So if you write the ticket, the defense lawyer will ask you the LEO what the decibel level was of the noise you wrote the ticket for. At this point "too Loud" being relative, you loose the case and waste a day in court. Most of these cases are also dismissed when you bring a bill in for the repair of your exhaust system.
2006-09-03 02:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I see a lot of answers about saving lives and cars can hear them as a warning, etc. That is a myth. The bike's pipes direct the sound behind the bike. When someone hears it, they are hearing the reflected sound off buildings, trees, other cars, etc. With windows up, especially when bikes are out - hot weather - A/C on in the car - the sound is greatly reduced. A lot of people can't hear a siren directed toward them in conditions like that. By the time a bike is close enough to be heard, it is too late.
I ride a cruiser that has baffled pipes. It is loader, but mellow for a good sound. I ride with a few bikers that have straight pipes and I ride in front of them for my comfort.
Ed z's answer sums up the law issue pretty well.
2006-09-03 02:32:42 · answer #3 · answered by Newt 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Harley Davidson and Other huge motor cycles have the sound registered. If you heard a Harley, you would know, that its a Harley and not something else. Yamaha used the same sound and got sued by Harley for infringing on their copy write sound.
Beside with the way cars are built today they are made to muffle the sound of what ever is on the road. If your inside a car with the windows tight you can not even hear a siren coming up behind you.
2006-09-03 12:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by twentyeight7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a ongoing battle right now.
I am a firm believer that people in cars do not always see us so therefore loud pipes make us known to them.
People on cell hones eating drinking or just not paying attention when they drive are serious problems for us on two wheels.
If you do not see me you will hear me.
This has saved me on so many occasions its not even funny.
I think you should see it as a saftey device much like the back up beepers on trucks and suv's.
2006-09-03 02:18:17 · answer #5 · answered by Biker 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Loud Pipes Save Lives.
Basically because a lot ot car drivers aren't looking out for a motorcycle so they need to be louder for those that don't pay attention to hopefully have one more clue that something small and fragile is near them.
2006-09-03 02:17:24 · answer #6 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They do. I don't ever remember seeing a car being pulled over because the radio is too loud. I have seen lots of bikes pulled over because the pipes are too loud.
2006-09-03 02:15:53 · answer #7 · answered by harleychic 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
and why dont they have to wear helmets but I have to wear a seat belt!
2006-09-03 02:15:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They do, just none are enforced.
2006-09-03 02:19:11 · answer #9 · answered by xtowgrunt 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋