Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 12186910)

I still don't know if I'd trust her with a sword. :lol:

Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 12187436)

I can see how listening to music while riding can be fun but I like hearing what's going on around me. I listen to music about 98% of the time I'm awake. I don't really need it on my bike.

Originally Posted by happypills (Post 12186529)

I just remembered listening to music "while operating a bicycle" is outlawed here.... I do it all the time... with sound isolating in ear monitors.... :innocent:
But I'm extremely vigilant to make up for it.

Originally Posted by Corwings (Post 12186982)

The argument Carelton's making here though is not so much go walk around eyes closed as it is people comparing a person who normally can hear and relies on it throughout their daily routine putting headphones in such that they can't hear anything but their loud music. Essentially they roam around closing their ears. Normally we'd be able to hear that car coming up behind us and because we normally can do this. Often times, people don't take the effort to keep looking to see if there is one, because they can hear it. But on that day they go out with headphones in ear and can't hear it anymore, they're much more likely to keep up their habit of NOT checking to see what's around them because normally they can hear.

I think that's kinda the point he's making. When I music and ride, I have a cellphone holder on my right shoulder strap, and just have it just loud enough so I can hear it when looking forward/to my right.

Originally Posted by bleedingapple (Post 12188767)

Do they get stopped for listening to music?!

Originally Posted by JesusBananas (Post 12192300)

Incidentally, listening to music through speakers is much different than listening to music through headphones. It is dangerous and possibly illegal (I dunno, too lazy to go look it up) to use headphones while driving.

Originally Posted by JesusBananas (Post 12192300)

Incidentally, listening to music through speakers is much different than listening to music through headphones. It is dangerous and possibly illegal (I dunno, too lazy to go look it up) to use headphones while driving.

Originally Posted by arp415 (Post 12193740)

Honestly, and one of you already said it, but how many of you drink and ride? No judgement, but it's not a "good habit" and in some places it's illegal. I don't mean drunk as ****, but .08 is pretty easy to get to. I have done it myself.

Originally Posted by arp415 (Post 12193740)

Honestly, and one of you already said it, but how many of you drink and ride? No judgement, but it's not a "good habit" and in some places it's illegal. I don't mean drunk as ****, but .08 is pretty easy to get to. I have done it myself.

Originally Posted by vw addict (Post 12177600)

I tend to drop the F bomb, a lot, and often. And I have been know to demolish a pint of Ben and Jerry's if you stick it in front of me. Oh yeah, the smoking. ****, I almost forgot about the smoking.

Originally Posted by cc700 (Post 12177234)

i say **** a lot.

it starts with c and rhymes with bunt. often it's combined with f-bombs or 'stupid' or other qualifiers.

someone cuts me off, i yell "****!"

someone turns without signalling, i yell "****!"

someone passes me with a little too much throttle or a little too little space, i yell "****!"

often i look over my shoulder and there's a nice lady riding her comfort bike behind me... oops.

Originally Posted by squeaver (Post 12195153)

This. Minus the smoking, however.

Originally Posted by vw addict (Post 12195337)

hmm, well I actually quit this week with the lady, so far so good.