Originally Posted by
Amt0571
Don't all of you feel unsafe listening to music while riding? I wouldn't do anything on the bike that distracts me from my surroundings, especially on a road bike.
There are so, so, so many threads addressing this topic.
I ride roughly 5,000 miles every year, for decades, mostly roads, all seasons ... I have zero collisions with cars [/knocking on wood]. My keys to 'safety' include: defensive riding (trust no one), keep your head on a swivel, right ear bud only, volume at a level that allows me to talk with people around me, and using a Garmin Varia (radar). Like driving a car, listening to music doesn't compromise safety.
The end of this story is: you do you.