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Cars sharing the road with pedestrians and cyclists do need to make themselves apparent. Whether this absolutely requires an audible warning or not, I don't know.
I do know that when I'm on a bike, a quiet car is completely inaudible to me when there's a loud car anywhere nearby. So suppose I need to move left, and I hear a car with a bad exhaust roaring up from behind. I wait for him to pass, then I think it's clear, but there could be a Civic on LRRs ten seconds behind him. It would be nice if all cars were equally loud, and this legislation would help bring them closer.
This legislation would also hurt my fuel economy.
I'd definitely support a requirement for a minimum sound level on a vehicle moving in reverse.
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