There are those who claim the loud pipes for safety is a myth. They will not help you in the most frequent two vehicle encounter, which is the left turn in front of an oncoming bike. For that situation, you are much better off having the headlight modulator, which is legal in Florida. A biker should never ride in a driver's blind spot except when passing. Slow down or speed up. But don't spend even a few seconds in a driver's blind spot. Sooner or later, the enforcement is going to increase regarding loud pipes. It is happening in other states and municipal areas around the country. An interesting aside; the practices of filtering and lane splitting have been argued to have certain safety aspects, and are legal in some states, California being one. But many cagers get totally po'd thinking the biker is cutting in line, and will take serious illegal actions to try to prevent this from occurring.
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