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Is it legal? Wearing a MP3 player whilst cycling?
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Dave
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<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
>
> Thank you.
>
It is not illegal but personally I would not wear anything on my ears that
would impair my hearing.
I like to hear people approaching me.
Just like it is not illegal for someone walking - but again when out walking
in such areas I do not wear things that stop me hearing - unlike some of
those people who I encounter when cycling who cannot hear the bell or my
voice and suddenly act startled when you try to get past.
Dave
news:[email protected]...
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
>
> Thank you.
>
It is not illegal but personally I would not wear anything on my ears that
would impair my hearing.
I like to hear people approaching me.
Just like it is not illegal for someone walking - but again when out walking
in such areas I do not wear things that stop me hearing - unlike some of
those people who I encounter when cycling who cannot hear the bell or my
voice and suddenly act startled when you try to get past.
Dave
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Gingerblokey
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On 10 May, 14:46, [email protected] wrote:
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
>
> Thank you.
I don't think its illegal but I do wear them and I find that they do
actually impere my cycling ability. I would advise getting some
headphones where you can have one in at a time.
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
>
> Thank you.
I don't think its illegal but I do wear them and I find that they do
actually impere my cycling ability. I would advise getting some
headphones where you can have one in at a time.
J
Jim Higson
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[email protected] wrote:
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
As far as I know, it is legal (if ill advised) even on main roads.
Just like having music on your car radio is legal. I would keep it low
though so you can still hear things around you.
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
As far as I know, it is legal (if ill advised) even on main roads.
Just like having music on your car radio is legal. I would keep it low
though so you can still hear things around you.
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dkahn400
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On May 10, 3:01 pm, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote:
> It is not illegal but personally I would not wear anything on my ears that
> would impair my hearing.
>
> I like to hear people approaching me.
I used to think that until I actually tried it. I can hear the traffic
perfectly well. Too well in fact, as it often drowns out what I'm
listening to.
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Dave...
> It is not illegal but personally I would not wear anything on my ears that
> would impair my hearing.
>
> I like to hear people approaching me.
I used to think that until I actually tried it. I can hear the traffic
perfectly well. Too well in fact, as it often drowns out what I'm
listening to.
--
Dave...
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Mark Thompson
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> It is not illegal but personally I would not wear anything on my ears
> that would impair my hearing.
I always make a point of removing the radio and smashing the windows when I
drive a car too
> that would impair my hearing.
I always make a point of removing the radio and smashing the windows when I
drive a car too
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Mike the unimaginative
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[email protected] wrote in news:1178804765.846225.198450
@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
>
> Thank you.
>
About as legal as walking using a mobile phone but less distracting (IMHO)
On the rare occasions when I want music rather than birdsong I have an MP3
player (actually a Palm T|X) with a one piece headphone (ie one ear rather
than two)
@y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
>
> Thank you.
>
About as legal as walking using a mobile phone but less distracting (IMHO)
On the rare occasions when I want music rather than birdsong I have an MP3
player (actually a Palm T|X) with a one piece headphone (ie one ear rather
than two)
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Danny Colyer
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[email protected] wrote:
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
Yes it is, but you'll probably have it stolen during your first ride
with it.
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> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
Yes it is, but you'll probably have it stolen during your first ride
with it.
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Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
"Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down. Daddy, put that down.
Daddy, why did you put that down?" - Charlie Colyer, age 2
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Niall Wallace
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"dkahn400" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On May 10, 3:01 pm, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> It is not illegal but personally I would not wear anything on my ears
>> that
>> would impair my hearing.
>>
>> I like to hear people approaching me.
>
> I used to think that until I actually tried it. I can hear the traffic
> perfectly well. Too well in fact, as it often drowns out what I'm
> listening to.
>
> --
> Dave...
While travelling in excess of 25mph I can hear bugger all because of the
wind noise, i have on occasion looked right to discover a car trying to
overtake me having had no awareness of it even being behind me until I
looked.
I have cycled on 2 occasions with earphones in, once in the Carse of Gowrie
because it was so boring and a mate had a spare I-pod with him (his Nano
conveniently clips onto brake/gear cable outers) and the second time was my
MD player on a 240km cycle (over 2 days), Radiohead was not the best choice
for crossing Drumochter (other the sheep track that passes as a cycle
route), falling with the bike to I wish I was bulletproof was mildly
amusing.
I kept it quite low on volume, much lower than I would listen to in the car
(the old saab makes a lot more engine and wind noise than the laguna)
Though In the car I have 3 mirrors to help me see whats behind, where as
when cycling being able to hear whats around you is the main substitute for
mirrors (Though maybe the current neck injuiry I have will cause me to buy
one).
If its low enough for people to speak to you (ie background music) then It
wasn't a problem hearing stuff behind.
At higher speeds it made little difference with plug type earphones as I
couldn't even hear the music over the windnoise.
Am now wondering if careful design of earphones could be used to improve
hearing at speed by channelling the noise air further away and allow low
volume background music to be played.
Niall
news:[email protected]...
> On May 10, 3:01 pm, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> It is not illegal but personally I would not wear anything on my ears
>> that
>> would impair my hearing.
>>
>> I like to hear people approaching me.
>
> I used to think that until I actually tried it. I can hear the traffic
> perfectly well. Too well in fact, as it often drowns out what I'm
> listening to.
>
> --
> Dave...
While travelling in excess of 25mph I can hear bugger all because of the
wind noise, i have on occasion looked right to discover a car trying to
overtake me having had no awareness of it even being behind me until I
looked.
I have cycled on 2 occasions with earphones in, once in the Carse of Gowrie
because it was so boring and a mate had a spare I-pod with him (his Nano
conveniently clips onto brake/gear cable outers) and the second time was my
MD player on a 240km cycle (over 2 days), Radiohead was not the best choice
for crossing Drumochter (other the sheep track that passes as a cycle
route), falling with the bike to I wish I was bulletproof was mildly
amusing.
I kept it quite low on volume, much lower than I would listen to in the car
(the old saab makes a lot more engine and wind noise than the laguna)
Though In the car I have 3 mirrors to help me see whats behind, where as
when cycling being able to hear whats around you is the main substitute for
mirrors (Though maybe the current neck injuiry I have will cause me to buy
one).
If its low enough for people to speak to you (ie background music) then It
wasn't a problem hearing stuff behind.
At higher speeds it made little difference with plug type earphones as I
couldn't even hear the music over the windnoise.
Am now wondering if careful design of earphones could be used to improve
hearing at speed by channelling the noise air further away and allow low
volume background music to be played.
Niall
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Al C-F
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Danny Colyer wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
>> roads.
>
> Yes it is, but you'll probably have it stolen during your first ride
> with it.
>
And then you'll be pushed into the river.
Cue next question: cyclist deaths by drowning?
> [email protected] wrote:
>> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
>> roads.
>
> Yes it is, but you'll probably have it stolen during your first ride
> with it.
>
And then you'll be pushed into the river.
Cue next question: cyclist deaths by drowning?
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Simon Brooke
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in message <[email protected]>,
[email protected] ('[email protected]') wrote:
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
--
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;; I can't work yanks out......
;; Why do they frown upon sex yet relish violence?
;; Deep Fried Lettuce
[email protected] ('[email protected]') wrote:
> I'm talking about on the cyclepaths, next to the riverbank. Not main
> roads.
It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
--
[email protected] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
;; I can't work yanks out......
;; Why do they frown upon sex yet relish violence?
;; Deep Fried Lettuce
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POHB
Guest
On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
> I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
> heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
cassette player to the crossbar.
> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
> I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
> heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
cassette player to the crossbar.
B
Brian G
Guest
POHB wrote:
> On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
>> I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
>> heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>
> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
> cassette player to the crossbar.
>
Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk
> On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
>> I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
>> heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>
> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
> cassette player to the crossbar.
>
Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
--
Brian G
www.wetwo.co.uk
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On May 11, 10:46 am, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
> POHB wrote:
> > On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
> >> I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
> >> heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>
> > In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
> > cassette player to the crossbar.
>
> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
limitaions of a power cord
> POHB wrote:
> > On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
> >> I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
> >> heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>
> > In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
> > cassette player to the crossbar.
>
> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
limitaions of a power cord
R
Richard Bates
Guest
Brian G wrote:
> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
I used to own a yelow Radio Rover, purchased from Halfords in 198x. It
was an AM receiver which needed retuning every time I turned a corner
and operated from a PP3 battery. Oh the days of being able to get Radio
3 on medium wave.
> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
I used to own a yelow Radio Rover, purchased from Halfords in 198x. It
was an AM receiver which needed retuning every time I turned a corner
and operated from a PP3 battery. Oh the days of being able to get Radio
3 on medium wave.
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Don Whybrow
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[email protected] wrote:
> On May 11, 10:46 am, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
>> POHB wrote:
>>> On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
>>>> I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
>>>> heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>>> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
>>> cassette player to the crossbar.
>> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
>> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
>
> at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
> power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
> limitaions of a power cord
Hah! you had it easy, I like to listen to opera. You try looking round
the Fat Lady sitting on your handlebars to see where you are going!
--
Don Whybrow
Sequi Bonum Non Time
"There is a wicked pretense that one has been informed. But no
such thing has truly occurred! A mere slogan, an empty litany.
No arguments are heard, no evidence is weighed. It isn't news at
all, only a source of amusement for idlers." (Gibson-Sterling,
The Difference Engine)
> On May 11, 10:46 am, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
>> POHB wrote:
>>> On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant youth
>>>> I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by bike in
>>>> heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>>> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
>>> cassette player to the crossbar.
>> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
>> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
>
> at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
> power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
> limitaions of a power cord
Hah! you had it easy, I like to listen to opera. You try looking round
the Fat Lady sitting on your handlebars to see where you are going!
--
Don Whybrow
Sequi Bonum Non Time
"There is a wicked pretense that one has been informed. But no
such thing has truly occurred! A mere slogan, an empty litany.
No arguments are heard, no evidence is weighed. It isn't news at
all, only a source of amusement for idlers." (Gibson-Sterling,
The Difference Engine)
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Simon Brooke
Guest
in message <[email protected]>, Don Whybrow
('[email protected]') wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> On May 11, 10:46 am, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> POHB wrote:
>>>> On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant
>>>>> youth I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by
>>>>> bike in heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>>>> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
>>>> cassette player to the crossbar.
>>> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
>>> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
>>
>> at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
>> power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
>> limitaions of a power cord
>
> Hah! you had it easy, I like to listen to opera. You try looking round
> the Fat Lady sitting on your handlebars to see where you are going!
That's no way to speak of your lady wife!
--
[email protected] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
;; have mercy on the slender grass
('[email protected]') wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> On May 11, 10:46 am, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> POHB wrote:
>>>> On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant
>>>>> youth I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by
>>>>> bike in heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>>>> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
>>>> cassette player to the crossbar.
>>> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
>>> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
>>
>> at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
>> power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
>> limitaions of a power cord
>
> Hah! you had it easy, I like to listen to opera. You try looking round
> the Fat Lady sitting on your handlebars to see where you are going!
That's no way to speak of your lady wife!
--
[email protected] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
;; have mercy on the slender grass
P
POHB
Guest
On 11 May, 20:13, Don Whybrow
> >>> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
> >>> cassette player to the crossbar.
> >> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
> >> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
>
> > at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
> > power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
> > limitaions of a power cord
>
> Hah! you had it easy, I like to listen to opera. You try looking round
> the Fat Lady sitting on your handlebars to see where you are going!
and you had to be careful not to run over the kids eating handfuls of
cold gravel in their cardboard box in t' middle o' t' road
> >>> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
> >>> cassette player to the crossbar.
> >> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
> >> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
>
> > at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
> > power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
> > limitaions of a power cord
>
> Hah! you had it easy, I like to listen to opera. You try looking round
> the Fat Lady sitting on your handlebars to see where you are going!
and you had to be careful not to run over the kids eating handfuls of
cold gravel in their cardboard box in t' middle o' t' road
D
Don Whybrow
Guest
Simon Brooke wrote:
> in message <[email protected]>, Don Whybrow
> ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> On May 11, 10:46 am, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> POHB wrote:
>>>>> On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant
>>>>>> youth I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by
>>>>>> bike in heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>>>>> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
>>>>> cassette player to the crossbar.
>>>> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
>>>> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
>>> at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
>>> power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
>>> limitaions of a power cord
>> Hah! you had it easy, I like to listen to opera. You try looking round
>> the Fat Lady sitting on your handlebars to see where you are going!
>
> That's no way to speak of your lady wife!
I'll tell her you said that!
--
Don Whybrow
Sequi Bonum Non Time
Discordianism: Where reality is a figment of your imagination
> in message <[email protected]>, Don Whybrow
> ('[email protected]') wrote:
>
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> On May 11, 10:46 am, Brian G <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> POHB wrote:
>>>>> On 10 May, 23:31, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> It's /legal/ on main roads. Whether it's wise or not... In my distant
>>>>>> youth I used a walkman and good head-banging music when commuting by
>>>>>> bike in heavy traffic on main roads. Great adrenaline rush.
>>>>> In my distant youth they hadn't invented the walkman. I used to tie a
>>>>> cassette player to the crossbar.
>>>> Yes but that was in the good days of the cassette player. It used to be
>>>> murder tying the radiogram to the handlebars...
>>> at least the wind up gramphone could be pressed into service as a
>>> power assist device when necessary and left you free of the range
>>> limitaions of a power cord
>> Hah! you had it easy, I like to listen to opera. You try looking round
>> the Fat Lady sitting on your handlebars to see where you are going!
>
> That's no way to speak of your lady wife!
I'll tell her you said that!
--
Don Whybrow
Sequi Bonum Non Time
Discordianism: Where reality is a figment of your imagination