Originally Posted by
AC1074
I went out for a ride the other day and saw something odd. I observed one person on a bike with some ear phones on. As I continued my little trek I saw another...then another...and another. I said wait a minute what's going on here? I have always viewed it as a golden rule to not ride a bike with earphones on. I saw all sorts of cyclists mainly from crusier to recreational riders wearing earphones. I understand we are in the digital age of the ipod and the devices are getting smaller and smaller but wow..what's going on here? Has anyone else seen this in their communities?

Look at it this way:
If they manage to get themselves killed doing someting stupid... why should you really care?
Really they're just doing what nature already had planned for them, except without the help of a lion, tiger or grizzly bear.