[RBW] Re: Anyone use a bike horn? Please recommend.

2012-10-17 Thread lungimsam
> > > I could not accellerate fast enough, or stop fast enough to get away from > the driver's car. All I could do was yell. But I guess she couldn't hear > me. Airhorn might have got her attention to make her stop. > > I am thinking that instead of holding out my right hand towards her with

[RBW] Re: Anyone use a bike horn? Please recommend.

2012-10-16 Thread mike
I live in a bike-aware area, so your situation may well be different... I lean towards visibility over noise. A blinky headlight is a pretty good start for motorists turning across your path of travel and is pretty small/cheap. It's more of a prevention than a reaction. For a horn to be effec