Originally Posted by
Redhatter
Having the music through a speaker I find is helpful when on footpaths. It works much like a bell, they can hear the music coming, only you don't have to keep ringing it.
Exactly - I just want to make enough noise so I'm not constantly ringing my bell. A lot of people on the MUP don't know how to respond to a bell and it's a judgement how far behind them you ring it - but they hear the music coming and they understand and they aren't surprised when I pass them - safely and courteously.
I've been playing my cell phone on speaker, but I just bought a handlebar speaker that plays off an SD card so I don't have to pair up a bluetooth connection - just turn it on and go.