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02-12-2007, 01:33 PM

"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:09:58 -0600, "BobT"
> <robertleetaylorRe@MoveThisCox.net> wrote:
>
>>"Gorgeous George" <gorgeous.georgey@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>> WTF is this...
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/2mea2m
>>>
>>My libertarian streak makes me think this is a bad law, however anyone
>>that
>>wears earphones playing music while cycling on a road shared with other
>>vehicles is quite foolish.
>>
>>A modest proposal: Perhaps there should be a law that requires anyone
>>injured while engaging in this particularly stupid activity should only
>>get
>>medical treatment if they pay for it themselves. This would achieve the
>>goal of protecting the public at large from this person's poor judgement
>>but
>>would not infringe on individual freedom with the only goal of "protecting
>>people from themselves".
>>
>>Please do not respond unless you agree with me.
>>
>>Ready, set, and go.
>>
>>BobT
>>
>
>
> I spend at least 1:10 each way. I can't be alone that long with my
> thoughts. Mostly I don't listen to music, I listen to talk radio for
> the most part. It isn't usually loud enough to drown out anything
> nearby.

Exactly right. My commute is about as long as yours, and I don't want to be
alone with my thoughts that long either. Nothing wrong with a little
background music.

02-12-2007, 01:33 PM	#29 (permalink)
Gooserider Posts: n/a	Re: New York wants to outlaw iPods for cyclers!?!? "dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message news:sbl1t2pnhqavvsrm82ar4u5intgd5qtrnj@4ax.com... > On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:09:58 -0600, "BobT" > <robertleetaylorRe@MoveThisCox.net> wrote: > >>"Gorgeous George" <gorgeous.georgey@gmail.com> wrote in message >>news:1171106831.734099.195910@p10g2000cwp.google groups.com... >>> WTF is this... >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/2mea2m >>> >>My libertarian streak makes me think this is a bad law, however anyone >>that >>wears earphones playing music while cycling on a road shared with other >>vehicles is quite foolish. >> >>A modest proposal: Perhaps there should be a law that requires anyone >>injured while engaging in this particularly stupid activity should only >>get >>medical treatment if they pay for it themselves. This would achieve the >>goal of protecting the public at large from this person's poor judgement >>but >>would not infringe on individual freedom with the only goal of "protecting >>people from themselves". >> >>Please do not respond unless you agree with me. >> >>Ready, set, and go. >> >>BobT >> > > > I spend at least 1:10 each way. I can't be alone that long with my > thoughts. Mostly I don't listen to music, I listen to talk radio for > the most part. It isn't usually loud enough to drown out anything > nearby. Exactly right. My commute is about as long as yours, and I don't want to be alone with my thoughts that long either. Nothing wrong with a little background music.