Re:New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
by guenthert on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:45PM
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I can count on the fingers of one hand the times I used the horn on any of my motorcycles in two decades of riding (>100kmi, various situations, not much commute, less in the dark). In dangerous situation where honking might have helped, I typically was busy to either break or steer out of harms way. Aside that horns on m/c tend to be meek. They seem to be installed only because some law requires them.
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Re:New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
by aussiesnack on Thursday October 20, 2022 @07:20PM
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In my part of rural Aus, the (weedy OEM) horn's indispensible for scaring wallabies out of the way at dusk.
Re:New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
by Scoundreller on Thursday October 20, 2022 @11:27PM
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you should publish videos on this to demonstrate for us in wallaby-less/wallaby-extinct locales.
Re:New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
by aussiesnack on Thursday October 20, 2022 @11:51PM
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I would if I could! Sometimes it's kind of funny - you see a few sets of ears poking out amongst the long grass of the road verge. A couple of beeps on the horn and suddenly a mob of wallabies emerges - and often hop straight across the road rather than back into the bush. That's the main use of the horn - to flush out the daft critters who may well otherwise jump straight into your path.