Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Traffic

[OakLeaf]

We-e-e-e-ll, no I haven't been to Jamaica, but I doubt that a mountain bike track with pigs running across it has traffic noise exceeding 80 dBA which is what's street legal for a single vehicle at low RPM, never mind illegally modified exhaust systems, revving motors, or the collective noise of hundreds of vehicles at once.

And if you don't protect your hearing when you're in traffic and wind up with severe hearing loss, then you'll hear even less of your surroundings.

[Tuckervill]

Oak, I was responding to Mr. Silver being afraid of animals running out in front of him. It was all a tongue-in-cheek sidetrack.

A PIG ran out in front of me. It was funny. Sorry you didn't get it.

Karen

[OakLeaf]

Oh, okay, sorry. I'm used to animals being a big safety issue, all the time. And hearing protection. Comes from the motorcycling side more than bicycling, especially the latter, but deer is probably the #1 thing that scares me on fast descents on the velo.

[Tuckervill]

It's all good. Was it here that the video of the deer jumping over the guy on the motorcycle was posted?

Oh here it is.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=A6VS6qsLJeY

Now, every time I see a deer while in the car I envision this scenario instead of the one where they run smack into me!

Karen

Oh, okay, sorry. I'm used to animals being a big safety issue, all the time. And hearing protection. Comes from the motorcycling side more than bicycling, especially the latter, but deer is probably the #1 thing that scares me on fast descents on the velo.