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02-10-2007, 05:50 AM

"Pat" <Pat@faraway.com> wrote in message
news:5361efF1r65iqU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> I fail to
>> see how a cyclist wearing earphones removes him from the environment any
>> more than a motorcyclist wearing a helmet, or a motorist in a luxury car
>> with the radio turned up.
>
> It's because the motorist is protected by a steel cage and the cyclist is
> many times more vulnerable. That's what makes it "stupid."
>
>

Moreso than the MOTORCYCLIST? People on Harleys with loud pipes and helmets
can't hear a thing.

02-10-2007, 05:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gooserider Posts: n/a	Re: New York wants to outlaw iPods for cyclers!?!? "Pat" <Pat@faraway.com> wrote in message news:5361efF1r65iqU1@mid.individual.net... > > I fail to >> see how a cyclist wearing earphones removes him from the environment any >> more than a motorcyclist wearing a helmet, or a motorist in a luxury car >> with the radio turned up. > > It's because the motorist is protected by a steel cage and the cyclist is > many times more vulnerable. That's what makes it "stupid." > > Moreso than the MOTORCYCLIST? People on Harleys with loud pipes and helmets can't hear a thing.