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If the air temp is not at least 1 degree fahrenheit above my age i dont ride.
You old enough to ride??  .
Anyhow, loud pipes can get the attention of drivers.
Sometimes.
But don't depend on it (you got the moron part right!!)
Riding in a blind spot is asking for trouble. Had it been someone who doesn't ride instead of you, it could have had a different ending.
Or someone distracted by cellphone, kids, coffee, lunch, makeup, etc.
I have friends in the fire dept. and police dept. They could (and do) tell myriad stories about people who don't hear the sirens or see the flashing lights. I guarantee those won't hear loud pipes or see a bike. 
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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