Biking and Music

[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?

[Eden]

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?

Cyclists are a minority and are not considered to be relevant in politics.... I'd guess if you polled most Floridians they wouldn't care because it doesn't affect them or they'd hear "ban" and "cyclist" and the would be enough to make them think it was a good idea....

Emissions being revoked is a no brainer - more than enough people are motorists and selfish enough to not want to pay for emissions testing. Motorcycle helmets... well... even though most people are not motorcyclists I would guess there is enough cachet to capture people's imagination about the wind in their hair and taking away freedoms.... unlike headphones on cyclists where people don't put themselves in that place and probably just think - yeah stupid bikers jump out in front of me all the time, before they think about the government telling them what to do (cause unless I do it or think I might someday, or even imagine myself doing it, it's not relevant to anyone at all ya know).

Not that I'm defending anything here.... I don't think helmet or headphone laws are necessarily bad..

[PinkBike]

+1 to Veronica and lph.
Daily commute for the last 14-1/2 years gets boring.
It's much harder to hear when its windy than when I have earbuds.
Plus I listen to gospel and hymns so that gives me extra protection, right?

[malkin]

When I'm not listening to the world I'm like Lady Madonna....


Listen to the music playing in your head...