super loud bicycle horn says ‘getouttatheway!’

August 1st, 2007 post a comment (3) stumble it! by: technabob

If you’re tired of getting pushed around on the road, this bicycle horn might be just what you need.

Thunder Horn for Bicycles

The next time a car tries drive in the bike lane, hit ‘em with the 115 decibel blast of the Thunder Horn. To put it in perspective, that’s about as loud as standing in the front row of a Metallica concert. The $12 horn can crank out an earsplitting alert that should wake up even the laziest of drivers and peds.

This manufacturer’s warning pretty much sums it up: “Do not use within 50cm (18 inches) of anyone(s) ears to avoid damage.”

[via GeekAlerts]

August 1st, 2007 post a comment (3) stumble it! by: technabob

3 comments post a comment

1. Mark Scheeff | October 9th, 2007 at 10:13 am

i had a horn that emitted 115 decibals, very similiar to this one. I liked it but I was going down this hill in a park,at the bottom there was a stop sign to the right where there was another road. I blasted this horn when I noticed a car ready to make a left turn in front of me. I blasted this thing from 300feet,200feet,100feet even 50 feet. the driver didn’t hear me.When I got eyen closer and the moron at that point startled stopped her car! as she was now in my path! and at 32miles an hour. I had nowhere else to go! I skidded frantickly barely missing her. as she started moving, I think my hand hit her car as I narrowly missed! I was furious! Should have heard me cussing!So for this reason and the fact that there are more moron drivers that make left turns in front of bicycles because they dont see them or they think they are doing 5mph. I would rather have a marine airhorn!
2. Alex | November 8th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

OH my goodness - This is so fake!!! Horrible - no sound at all! I could barely hear it on the street 2 feet away from me! My byddy heard it and said there is no way I can get girls with that sound ( it’s like someone stepped on a cat! ) high pitch noise - not a horn noise! More like a mice squealing!!! DON”T BUY THIS CRAP!!!!! HORRIBLE!!! I WANT MY MONEY BACK!! but its in HK so I AM SCREWED!!!
3. Cycle Clothing | July 16th, 2008 at 10:20 pm

If this is not meant to be sounded off within 50cm of anyone’s ear then the cyclist would have to wear earmuffs. But it definitely beats ringing a girly bell at a car (DRING DRING!)