Thursday March 17, 2005 12:42 pm
Scientists Develop a Motorcycle That’s Too Quiet
Posted by Hector Martinez Categories: Misc. Tech
You just can’t seem to please everyone. Make bikes too loud, and pedestrians complain about the noise. Make them fuel-cell powered and super-quiet and people say they’re an accident hazard. The new prototype bike, developed by British manufacturers Intelligent Energy, are said to make about as much noise as a PC. In an even greater act of blasphemy, they are going to add a switch on the bike to allow artificially generated noise so that people will know when it’s approaching. No, it’s not April first yet.
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| BBC News