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Old 05-02-21, 11:01 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 ? Just an observation ......
IME unless the car is accelerating hard, the rolling/tire noise of an EV is pretty much the same as that of a gas vehicle. Slow-moving EVs are certainly close to silent
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