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Car horns on bikes

Instructables user frenzy put it well in this "Putting A Car Horn On Your Bicycle" Instructable:

I've found in my biking adventures, drivers are aloof, distracted and just plain blind to us little pieces of metal on the road. I've also found giving a little shout before a driver makes a right hand turn with out signaling is a great way to save your life, but i like my voice to not be raspy after running around town... SO the car horn project was BORN!

Here's my take on the same idea:

Video (with noise) here; another Maker having a blast with his bike car horn in action here. Any other loud pedal-powered projects you'd like to share, please comment below!

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Posted by: Frenzy on January 27, 2009 at 4:45 PM

Yay

second time this week my projects have been mentioned on the Make: blog! I'm really glad it inspired you! maybe we should get together and dress our bikes up as cars and ride around town...

groovypancakes.com

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Posted by: Jeremie on January 27, 2009 at 7:02 PM

I can't believe it...

I hate when that happens, I'm working right now on a horn for my bike, I was waiting to finish it for the summer... ARGGHHHH

Anyway nice one...

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Posted by: Lenore on January 27, 2009 at 8:29 PM

Ooga!

We had an ooga horn on our tandem a few years back. It was quite helpful in making folks take notice.

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Posted by: cars on February 12, 2009 at 1:24 PM

car reviews / car parts /show car

good idea

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Posted by: bozar88 on August 29, 2009 at 6:33 AM

i have car horn too. it's powered form old laptop li-ion cells (they give more than 12 Amps!). See a video where the whole system is presented:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdbFxupKoTY&feature=player_embedded

you may also look at these images: http://czynnikludzki.blogspot.com/2008/09/upgrade-roweru-ii.html

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