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Old 05-02-21, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Fastfingaz
I took a short ride today about five miles while I was riding I got this thought it may become an issue maybe not , I was thinking about how while riding you can hear and pretty much know what's coming up behind you by the sound cars and trucks make , well do you all think that once there's a significant e-cars on the streets of May present a problem for cyclists ?
My experience is that when motor vehicles move at anything over about 20mph, the tires make as much or more noise than the engine, regardless of whether the engine uses fossil energy or electricity, so you can still hear them coming.
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