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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by def_true_false on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @01:51PM (#17911173)
A simple "mechanical bike horn" (no idea if that's the right term, but Google image seems to find the right thing when searching for that) might be what you want for pedestrians. I've never seen an air horn that looked usable before, so thanks for that. Looks nice for cycling in traffic.
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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by btrettel on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:19PM (#17911988)
On the left side of my handlebars I have a normal bike bell, good for pedestrians and fellow cyclists. On the right I have the air horn, good for drivers who can't hear the bell and emergency situations. I'd recommend having both a normal bell and air horn.
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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by def_true_false on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @04:49PM (#17912662)
Yeah, bell is what I meant. Are there are any air horns that are controlled with something similar to a gear shifter (the lever thingy)?
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Re:A Fighter Pilot’s Guide to Surviving on the Roads by btrettel on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @12:19AM (#17915000)
I have not seen any air horns like that. I'd prefer something like that myself as it would make honking and braking simultaneously easier.
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