"Avoid using headsets to listen to music"

[KSH]

On a bike path, I certainly will. I rarely get to ride and listen to music... so once every 3 months when I hit the bike path, I jam to my tunes. It makes the time go by faster since I am riding alone.

On the roads, in my cycling groups, I NEVER do.

Honestly though, even without my headphones, I miss cars coming up on me. Especially when they are SPEEDING. I hear the car right when it's on me.

[mimitabby]

i believe that anything between my ears and the world out there is a breakdown in my "defense" as in defensive driving.

It's bad enough in the winter when i need to cover my ears because it does muffle sounds.

But to actually add noise; music, whatever.. that i could never do.

Case in point, we share some of our trails with people on foot.. Some people do not hear my bell, do not hear my horn... sometimes we have to almost stop the bike to get around some folks with their headsets.

[Brandy]

Case in point, we share some of our trails with people on foot.. Some people do not hear my bell, do not hear my horn... sometimes we have to almost stop the bike to get around some folks with their headsets.

Everytime I ride the beach bike path I'm reminded of this. It's not just the peds with earbuds though, I'd say that at least 75% of the people on bikes are wearing them as well. I still call out "passing on your left" regardless of whether I see the telltale wires, or not and I have to roll my eyes when I get the shocked reaction when I pass them. Umm...hellooooo??? If you were paying attention you would have known I was coming up on ya!