Yes, because in a democracy the majority always gets to run roughshod over the minority. That's the society we want to live in. "Majority rule" is just "mob rule" with a prettier name.

I beg to differ with that comment. First, it is unlikely that a louder bike is easier to see. Now for the actual facts, statistically most multiple vehicle accidents involving a motorcycle occur from the front of the motorcycle involving another vehicle either violating a traffic regulation device, turning left in front of the motorcycle, or pulling out of driveway into the motorcycle's path. The additional volume from open pipes is generally directed behind the bike, not in front of. A headlight modulator (legal in most european countries and all 50 states) would do more to draw attention to the bike. The oft quoted phrase "loud pipes save lives" is simply wishful thinking. The truth is that loud pipes cause the vast majority of the non-riding community to dislike motorcyclists and leads to the enacting of restrictions and laws aimed at reducing ALL motorcyclists access. It also fixes in the mind of the general public that motorcyle=loud and obnoxious. I recently was advised by my audiologist that I should wear hearing protection while riding my motorcycle. When I pointed out to her that my motorcycle was relatively quiet she looked at me like I had just told her that I planned to grow wings and give up the bike. The attitude that loud pipes are somehow useful in accident protection is not only wrong, it's potentially damaging to the sport as a whole.

What, you mean climate change can occur without modern society causing it?

You are aware that Texas is NOT the largest state in the US, right? In point of fact, if Alaska were split in half then Texas would be the THIRD largest state, it's over twice as big as Texas. Most maps of the US have Alaska and Hawaii drawn to a different scale.

I read a study once some years ago that said people with lighter colored eyes, like blue, are more sensitive to refresh rate flicker than people with darker eyes.