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Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
No way. I don't ride with a blindfold either.
ComedyPilot said:Not this one again........
Ben Lovejoy said:Not enough options in the poll: I wouldn't wear earphones but do listen to music on a speaker some of the time.
Walk out!John the Monkey said:What if you're at a really bad karaoke?
The Highway Code
General advice (144-158)
148
Safe driving and riding needs concentration.
Avoid distractions when driving or riding such as
- loud music (this may mask other sounds)
mickle said:Someone please tell me why listening to loud music through earphones whilst cycling is dangerous.
Martok said:Because it makes cyclists less aware/oblivious to their surroundings and other road users. I've seen this too - an iPod wearing cyclist unable to hear the traffic behind him and causing a car to swerve as he made a manoevre which he wouldn't have done had he heard the vehicle behind. Both myself and HaloJ have also had close encounters on our bikes with iPod wearing cyclist who were oblivious to our presence as in their music bubble.