Originally Posted by hannathing

Huh, I knew there were people on the forum who were firmly against music and such while cycling, but I'm honestly surprised by how polarized it is.

For my 5 mile commute, roughly 4 of it is a trail, so I feel pretty safe having music playing. Plus, I have just the right earbud in, and the volume pretty low. I can count on one hand the number of times I've encountered an emergency vehicle. Plus, emergency vehicles are damn loud when you aren't in a car. Most of the time, I feel like I react before the drivers around me.