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Originally Posted by dubojr1
Yeah...that could save your life. 
Chances are pretty similar to this nonsense about loud pipes save lives though...  |
No I don't buy that one. Increasing motorcycle visibility is very much going to reduce accidents caused by cagers. Whether it is headlight modulators, fluorescent vests or weaving, if you get people's attention in a safe way (as opposed to doing a wheelie through an intersection) then they are less likely to run you over.
As far as loud pipes, IFF they hear you in time, they might look before they run you over. But again, even really loud pipes aren't loud enough in the forward direction where its needed, and even if they hear it, it might not register in their brain as a motorcycle as opposed to a loud civic.