Originally Posted by
Barry2
I find that a lot of the headphone MUP riders don't even check over their left shoulder before moving around walkers.
Even the headphone wearing runners are guilty of that.
I view headphone use on roads as Darwinism in action.
So, No, I personally save the music for on the Trainer, then I crank it.
Plus in California I think you'll find it is illegal to operate a vehicle including a bicycle using headphones in both ears.
Remember in the land-o-many laws
California....... If its not illegal, its probably mandatory !
Barry
Interesting...I'm also in the Bay Area (South Bay) and never remember hearing anything like that. Did find a reference to it:
CA Vehicle Code - VEH
Doesn't make any distinction between road and mup/mut, tho.
See a lot of runners/walkers with headphones (and never seem to hear me coming even after I yell a few times
Like a number of other posters, I enjoy hearing the early mornings sounds in the (and distracts me from focusing on the gasping sounds coming from my lungs for some reason