Sulla questione degli scarichi aperti – se così la posso riassumere – c’è da anni una gran bagarre. It is often talked about, and because of the growing sensitivity of the non-motorcycling population in this regard, either because this has already led to some limitations in circulation, either because there is a hard core of centaurs who do not want to know and claim their right to shout, per così dire, your passion at the top of your lungs.
Illegal or inappropriate?
Open exhausts cannot be used on the road. So it's not like there is much to discuss about it. They are outlawed, punto. However in some areas it has also begun to prohibit the passage to those who have a discharge according to law, but it exceeds certain decibels. And who cares if that exhaust is even original!
This happens for example in Tyrol, where following complaints from the population it was decided to arm the local police with sound level meters and send home those who exceed 95 dB.
Che uno scarico rumoroso – o forse dovremmo dire una guida rumorosa con marce tirate e fuorigiri – possa arrecare del disturbo agli abitanti di una valle e a chi fa magari trekking oltre che agli animali selvatici penso sia piuttosto comprensibile da chiunque. Yet there is a small percentage, but not so minimal it seems, of motorcyclists who do not want to know.
Their defense almost always hinges on the notion that a noisy motorcycle is safer: “se mi sentono arrivare si spostano”.
Although it is undeniable that the noisy exhaust can be heard even from a distance in certain contexts such as a mountain valley, I've always had doubts about it and apparently I'm not the only one. I found some studies on the correlation between exhaust noise and attention of those who drive a car, the last of which was carried out by an association of Romanian motorcyclists. The results of this study do not go exactly in the desired direction by those who claim that an open drain makes us safe. I wanted to share these results with my friend Riccardo Matesic, journalist expert in investigations who jumped and conducted one of his own. You will be able to read it on the next issue of In Moto.
Così nel LIVEetto dell’11 marzo ho voluto invitare proprio Riccardo Matesic – a proposito, you can also follow his interesting articles on www.motoskills.it – per parlare della questione senza falsa retorica o preconcetti.
Enjoy watching and listening with or without open drains!
