Originally Posted by
AC1074
@ thirdgenbird I agree that everything has its risks. I think the safety issue at hand is cyclists need their hearing more than anything. If their hearing is reduced is your safety? I am afraid to see people start saying accidents are the cyclists faults because they cant "hear". It's bad enough they are already saying cyclists are running into them, etc.
Again, I am not passing judgement on anyone who wears earbuds when they ride. I was just surprised to see so many wearing them now.
i appreciate your sensibility on the topic and was not offended by my sarcastic humor
honestly, i rely on my sight way more than my hearing. my guess it is how we have trained ourselves to ride. my tendencies are undoubtedly due to my stint riding a motorcycle where hearing is at a minimum (wind, exhaust, full face helmet). i always look over my shoulder before entering intersections and keep the volume low. in "busy" areas i flip one or both buds out of my ears. when in, i can hear cars coming up behind me and i can hear the rare "on your left" before i get passed.
i would not recommend earbuds to everyone and have had to yell to get the attention of cyclist/walkers that had them too loud. that said, i have had to yell to get the attention of walkers
not wearing them. day dreams are probably the worst distraction.