Loud pipes do not save lives
Tonight on the way home, I found myself behind a guy on a big scooter. He had, er…enhanced his exhaust system. Instead of making polite little quiet scooter noises, he had set it up to make earth-shattering explosion noises. I swear, his exhaust had been set up to make whatever poor bastard who was stuck behind him stone deaf.
As a direct result of the sonic assault, I drove much too fast and much too aggressively, just so that I could get ahead of him—and get way ahead of him. I didn’t want to hear that horrible noise any more.
Which just goes to show, loud pipes not only don’t save lives, but they’re actually dangerous. For the love of God, please keep your motorcycle quiet. For my sake.