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02-13-2007, 06:49 AM

Gooserider wrote:
:: "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.googlegr oups.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.

When I'm alone with my thoughts, I get seriously distracted. A fast beat
helps, and it doesn't need to be loud enough to overwhelm other sounds. I
don't know why people find this notion so hard to get.

02-13-2007, 06:49 AM	#46 (permalink)
Roger Zoul Posts: n/a	Re: New York wants to outlaw iPods for cyclers!?!? Gooserider wrote: :: "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.googlegr oups.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. When I'm alone with my thoughts, I get seriously distracted. A fast beat helps, and it doesn't need to be loud enough to overwhelm other sounds. I don't know why people find this notion so hard to get.