Originally Posted by
RoadTire
Bicycles are so quiet, and we are so vulnerable, that defensive cycling is mandatory. I expect not to be heard, and probably not seen, and will still probably run into something or someone that didn't know I was there.
Great, now we're going to have "loud freehubs save lives" crusaders trying to retune their wheels to sound like a Kawasaki on nitro. Invariably, they will be the ones who like to ride through residential neighborhoods at 5AM.