| Re: New York wants to outlaw iPods for cyclers!?!?
In article <s9pzh.3127$JF.638@newsfe21.lga>,
"BobT" <robertleetaylorRe@MoveThisCox.net> writes:
> I want to use all my senses, including my ears, to be aware of
> motor vehicles on the road when I'm riding or running.
>
> I don't think we need a law to enforce my personal view on everyeone else.
> My "modest proposal" was somewhat tongue-in-cheek although we all should
> realize that behaviors that some think don't have effects on others may have
> broader effects on society like paying for head injuries in motorcycle
> riders that don't wear helments.
Folks might be interested in the thoughts of John S. Allen
on this topic, so here they are:
<http://www.bikexprt.com/bicycle/hearing.htm>
Personally I find when riding on quieter city side streets
and through back alleys or access lanes my auditory sense
can be useful for hearing trucks' back-up beepers
(especially on garbage pickup day.) On the arterials,
all I hear is pretty much a grey-noise ambience of the
rumble of all season tires and wind noise that conceals
most other sounds. If I do manage to hear anything
over that dull rumble, my own hearing isn't very
directional so it's hard to determine the direction
of its source.
If there's anything wrong with listening to tunes
while riding or running or walking, perhaps it has
more to do with distracted attention than with
sensory deprivation.
cheers,
Tom
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