Biking and Music

[GLC1968]

Illegal in Florida.

Wow, really? The state were there are no motorcycle helmet laws, no emission laws and no laws about talking or texting while driving makes it illegal to bike with headphones on?

Unbelievable.

[Irulan]

Laws, schmaws. It's not like these kind of laws get enforced very much.

I am convinced we could solve the local budget crisis if they'd just start writing primary offense cell phone use tickets in my state.

[Eden]

Laws, schmaws. It's not like these kind of laws get enforced very much.

I am convinced we could solve the local budget crisis if they'd just start writing primary offense cell phone use tickets in my state.

+++1 it is soooooooo sad how many people I see who still (hold a) phone and drive - even though it is *more* dangerous than drinking and driving - reaction times are actually slower..... (and that even goes for hands free, much less juggling the phone too).

[GLC1968]

Laws, schmaws. It's not like these kind of laws get enforced very much.

I am convinced we could solve the local budget crisis if they'd just start writing primary offense cell phone use tickets in my state.

Oh, I agree. Even with a mobile phone law, I see tons of people using them. Hell, we lost a tree in front of our house and our neighbors lost a fence due to texting accidents (two separate occasions) and no one was cited in either case. Laws don't change squat if no one enforces them.

My point was that in FL, they had an emissions law and a helmet law and both got revoked. In general, no one down there wants anyone else to tell them what to do. So how in the world did a 'headphone' law get passed?

[TsPoet]

Maybe it's just me but I think ear buds on bike trails are the worst ( walkers, runners, bladers and bikers) I suspect people think that because there is no motorized vehicle traffic to worry about, they are safe. Wrong-o, imsho. The whole onyerleft onyerleft ONYERLEFT thing has been mentioned already.

Check out the AirDrives - they are little tiny speakers that you hang in front of your ears. Awesome....

story: I ride a recumbent highracer - which means I ride a battering ram with my chainring out front. I was riding to work a couple of years ago (to work at 7 am), and a guy staggered out of the marina, wearing his white boating slacks and weaved all over the mutli-use trail. I yelled "on your left!" and he weaved right, then lurched left, I rammed my chainring right up the middle of the back of his white pants. Not intentionally, and I was going very slowly since I'd already figured out he was drunk... but left quite a "skid" mark for him to figure out later.
Yep, I know what that's like!
I hate earbuds, I won't wear them while typing they are so disorienting to me.

[maillotpois]

I was all alone on a double century a week or so ago (in fairness, I only did 150 miles, but I was alone most of the time). Sure, it got a little dull at times. But I also heard a hawk screaming at one point, which was one of the coolest things ever (this was shortly after I left your stop, Veronica).

I often get GREAT songs stuck in my head.