Kickstarter: I wanna get one of these loud horns when they start producing them!!!!

[lauraelmore1033]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lansey/loud-bicycle-car-horns-for-cyclists

[AppleTree]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lansey/loud-bicycle-car-horns-for-cyclists

What a great idea... kind of big and klunky though, and fairly heavy...did he say 26 ounces?? :eek: Still... like he said, a "horn" will get far more attention and respect from motorists.

Maybe the next generation they come out with will be lighter and less obstrusive on the bike.

[zoom-zoom]

23oz...if I rode a lot in an urban area I would get one, no question. There have been times even in my rural community where it would have been useful.

[OakLeaf]

Hand pumped air horns have been around for a good long time. http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Cycle-Airzound-Horn/dp/B008BNKIGE

[murielalex]

I want the Firefly bike in their pic. :)

[lauraelmore1033]

Oh, I've never seen those air horns! Thanks for the link, I ordered one. Has to be way more effective than screeching, "Hey, Hey, Hey!" when someone nearly kills me (at least 3-4 times a ride)

[Grits]

This is a great horn for traffic and dog deterrent. You can get refills for it.
http://www.amazon.com/Falcon-Safety-Blast-Personal-Watercraft/dp/B002JQB39K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358020525&sr=8-1&keywords=aqua+blast

[goldfinch]

This is much better than the air horn. The idea to use the sound of a car horn is excellent. People react and stop. Plus, it isn't incredibly loud, like most of the airhorns. You really don't want to give a pedestrian a heart attack with a blast of the airhorn.

[lauraelmore1033]

Yeah, Goldfinch, I just got the airhorn and had those same thoughts. It is light as a feather but a little too loud and, well, air-horn-ish (i.e. sports hooligan-ish...). I will be using it the next time I can see someone is about to pull out in front of me without looking, but I would really rather have the one that sounds like a car horn.