My apologies. My question didnt call for your “crash helmet” analogy. We’re talking about prevention of hearing damage, not injuries from a collision.
Each of the devices I mentioned has a component for suppressing the extraordinarily loud, literally deafening noise that would emit from its exhaust if this component were not fitted. If you’ve heard an unmuffled engine, you should know this.
If you haven’t heard an engine without a muffler, I wouldn’t be surprised: mufflers are ubiquitous “common sense safety accessories”. It is somewhat rare to find an engine without one. Rather than prohibiting mufflers, regulations widely require their use.
My question is whether your arguments against silencers should also be applied against mufflers. If not, why should they be treated differently?
My apologies. My question didnt call for your “crash helmet” analogy. We’re talking about prevention of hearing damage, not injuries from a collision.
Each of the devices I mentioned has a component for suppressing the extraordinarily loud, literally deafening noise that would emit from its exhaust if this component were not fitted. If you’ve heard an unmuffled engine, you should know this.
If you haven’t heard an engine without a muffler, I wouldn’t be surprised: mufflers are ubiquitous “common sense safety accessories”. It is somewhat rare to find an engine without one. Rather than prohibiting mufflers, regulations widely require their use.
My question is whether your arguments against silencers should also be applied against mufflers. If not, why should they be treated differently?