| Re: New York wants to outlaw iPods for cyclers!?!?
On Feb 10, 9:50 am, "Gooserider" <Gooseri...@mouse-potato.com> wrote:
> "Pat" <P...@faraway.com> wrote in message
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> news:5361efF1r65iqU1@mid.individual.net...
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> > 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.
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> > 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."
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> Moreso than the MOTORCYCLIST? People on Harleys with loud pipes and helmets
> can't hear a thing.
Loud is safe.
The louder the hawg, the more that the motorists are aware of its
presence.
I've found that a booming voice is far more effective than a measly
bell when notifying a moron behind the wheel as to their errant ways.
Airhorn, anyone?
-bdbafh
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