A CYCLIST USING THIS IN MIAMI WOULD SURVIVE FOR EXACTLY ONE HONK

Cyclists who battle to get themselves noticed on the roads can now buy a horn that is louder than Concorde.

(Thanks to Ralph)

Comments

[Loudmouth]

A) Cars will keep away because he looks like a suicide bomber with that tank.
ii) When he goes down it's gonna be real hard on his 'nads.

[O the Umanity]

... or ... the cyclist could merely install mud' on the handlebars, and tell him to "toot" at appropriate intervals ...

[Omniskeptic]

At least a cyclist cited and his bike impounded for violating every noise statute in the canon of law is a cyclist off the street and out of the way.

We could try it in our fair city, I suppose, but like squirrels, the bikers here have learned to scurry in and out of the road at random, and they spend most of their time on sidewalks.

[WVplantman]

OTH, using Mud (or any of us blog guys) means you could have the loud horn AND the flamethrower.

[O the Umanity]

As to your "canon of law" Omni' ... cyclists are subject to all the same laws, rules, regulations and limtitations as folks who "drive" automobiles ... so ... if the car drivers were forced to follow the rules, so should the bikers be compelled to do the same ...

No, I'm NOT a "cyclist" in the general sense ... I own one, and ride it sometimes ... and I can be irritated by their irresponsible practices to a degree at least equal to yours, but ... arrest 'em? Yeah ... when they commit a violation ... same as a speeder or stop-sign runner or other exhibitions of dumbness and discourtesy displayed by those in four-wheeled transport powered by internal combustion (or electricity) engines/motors ...

Yeah, they seem to think they've got "special rights" ... worng!! Toss 'em in jail!

But ... well ... nevermind ... gotta go to werk, and the doctor ... hopin' no "cyclists" get in my way in either circumstance ...

[Not My Usual Alias]

£4,995? Must be for one of those kids who protest about the 1% who feed their trust accounts.

[Ernie G]

This goes well beyond noise statutes. To blast a person with 178 decibels would cause hearing damage or possibly permanent deafness. That would be assault with "grievous bodily harm." In the UK, that's a felony with serious prison time.

[Loudmouth]

And notice the dumbass is wearing ear protectors. The horn is going to do no good when he misses hearing that semi roaring in from the side. The loudest road pizza in the world.

[padraig]

I bike a lot in a community that is bike friendly, with lanes and paths (unlike Omni's, I guess) and I still have to survive roughly two murder attempts a month. Still, I think USL (Universal Sign Language) and incoherent screaming are better communication methods in those situations.

I mean, that tank would CHAFE.

[ScottMGS]

Ernie G - it's the same in the U.S. (unless you're rich)

[MOTW]

Rather than risking personal injury with hearing or severe burns (from the optional flamethrower), I suggest a handle-bar cam and a magnetic dart enabled with GPS tracking. That way you can record the vehicle license plate on the camera and help police track them to their destination.

> smooches pad < Be safe!

[nursecindy]

I'd like to have one of these babies for the handle of my shopping cart at Walmart. It would come in handy when some clueless idiot fellow shopper decides to hold everybody up because they're blocking the aisle with their cart while trying to decide on the 6 oz. or 8 oz. size, not to mention they've just run into a long lost cousin they haven't seen in 20 years and absolutely have to catch up with right now! Don't even get me started on the scooters.

[padraig]

Thx MOTW. They've been trying to kill me and my bike(s) for about 30 years now, only managed to tag me twice, only one ambulance ride. Doesn't mean they're gonna stop tryin'...

[wiredog]

pad,
That's why we have concealed carry laws here in NoVa.

[Cheesewiz]

Dead man riding.

[funny man]

What ever happened to the age of aquarius?

[O the Umanity]

n'cin' ... WOW! I would REALLY like to have y'all with me when I'm goin' shopping (nevermind for food, or other stuff) ... yeah, them aisle-blockers have irked me for many years ... even more distressin' is that I happen to know they drive WERSE when they's in a vehicle ...

funny man ... The Age of Aquarius? It died in the "Me" decade ... said deceasement aided and abetted by the Gen-Xers ...

[Ernie G]

I see a practical use for this device. Mounted on a freighter off the coast of Somalia, a blast with this thing would be discouraging to a boatload of Somali pirates. The military version might have multiple horns, and have a parabolic housing to focus the sound on a target.

[HogsAteMySister]

*snork* cheesewiz