Just nearly ran a cyclist over!
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younger than me.bails87 wrote:nicklouse wrote:this was years before the forum existed in any form.
So, it was someone old?
Any guesses........
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
nicklouse wrote:
that doesnt really narrow it down nick0 -
sheepsteeth wrote:
It possibly rules out El Cap. I've no idea how old Nick is, but odds are he's younger than El Cap 0 -
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I reckon Nicklouse took out Splotboy, and he's covering it up
Headphones will reduce your ability to hear things around you far more than a car stereo at an equivalent apparent listening volume.Ryan Jones wrote:while it doesn't give you the hearing, as rightly pointed out, what's the difference between that and someone with a stereo in a car ?
And apart from that, you're much more likely to be injured if you DO fail to hear something stupid going on on a bike. A simple incident that could end up in a dented bumper, or a scratch on a car, could be the last thing you'd never hear on a bike.
Being able to hear may not prevent all accidents, but it can help you be more aware of what's going on around you.0 -
I'd go as far as say that being unable to hear would have no effect in 99% of incidents. In my daily commute to work, I can safely say that I have never had a near miss or incident whereby wearing earphones would have had any effect on the outcome.
I'm not going to condone riding with earphones on, I don't personally, however seeing as it's been the main talk of the topic, maybe if the kerb hopper had done a basic lifesaver over-shoulder check before making the manoeuvre, he wouldn't have nearly got hit in the first place. Just easy to point and say "ohh look he's wearing earphones" rather than look at the bigger issue that he's a berk who has no concept of looking out for dangers before making a manoeuvre on the roads, and from what I see of other cyclists he's not in the minority
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You asked what the differece was. I told you.
Condoning it or not is your choice, but you asked a question.0 -
I agree with what you're saying, and as you were voted the second scariest I'll shut up rather than find out why 0
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In this case just looking would have saved him from near broken bones and bike but if he could hear the world around him instead of totally blocking it out he might also have heard the car engine / squeal of tyres / horn. Not only might this have prevented the near miss but he would have been aware of it afterwards instead of riding on his merry way oblivious to it all.
Next time he does it he might not be so lucky! Thats half the point.
Headphones that cover your entire ears are also designed to shut out as much outside noise as possible for quality of sound where as in a car you can normally hear some of the outside world unless you turn it up ridiculously loud. I had my radio on and I certainly could hear my tyres screech and my horn.+ 1001 posts reset by the cruel cruel moderators!
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Not always. A lot of them are open backed, and are that large just to get a decent sized speaker unit in them.IcarusGreen wrote:Headphones that cover your entire ears are also designed to shut out as much outside noise as possible for quality of sound0 -
yeehaamcgee wrote:
Not always. A lot of them are open backed, and are that large just to get a decent sized speaker unit in them.IcarusGreen wrote:Headphones that cover your entire ears are also designed to shut out as much outside noise as possible for quality of sound
I bow to your superior (geeky) knowledge. + 1001 posts reset by the cruel cruel moderators!
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Can't hear any of you over my engine hitting the limiter as i look for cyclists... :P0
