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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Most motorists? Why is it only people who enjoy motoring that get a say in this? What about the rest of us?

I don't drive and I want them to crack down on those loud as feck vehicles, especially the dirt bike races they have regularly.

Loud as feckin hell.

[–] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

Car brain headline / premise. Of course only the opinion of motorists is actually valid, you poor jaywalking peasant!

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago

I think the point is to show that even amongst their peers, people who love loud pipes are a minority that the majority would gladly see being stopped.

I agree now but I once was young and had a loud pipe on my truck and on my motorcycle (always with a catalytic converter though!), I think it's just a natural phase in the car person's evolution... Then you've got a bunch of Harley riders and Dodge Ram drivers that never grow past that phase...

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

I think they were assuming that ~100% of non-motorists agreed