Is it illegal to listen to music on headphones while riding?

[Guest]

Well is it?

Thanks

[Korn]

Not illegal, but it's not the best idea in the world...

[Kris]

Nah, Korn it is illegal.

I used to do it, but I get stopped so much these days that I dont risk it.

[retrofly]

Hi
It cant be illeagal, if you can have speakers on a Goldwing then u can have speakers in your ears


luke
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[Scooby]

Sorry, I'm with Kris on this one, I think it is illegal, think they can do you for driving without due care and attention. Speakers on a Goldwing are fine like in cars because they don't totally drown out sounds around you, whereas headphones are right in your ear and do.
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[Mole]

So what about bike intercomms then ???????????

R we saying they are illegal ?

Or are we saying you can use an earpiece in ONE ear only ???


Confused

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[McJamweasel]

I dont think that its illegal in itself but if you were in an accident and it was proved that the lack of hearing was a contributing factor then you could probably be done for due care.
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[Scooby]

Bloody hell there's always one!! i.e. Mole!!

Only jokin Mole, I dunno then, but I thought it was illegal, and like Korn says, it ain't exactly the brightest of ideas is it now.....
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[zaknafien]

and if it was illegal why arent ear plugs illegal?


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[Mole]

Well said Zac, never thought of the obvious!

Well, that's that then!

Stone deaf Mole

PPS

Can U do your test in BRAIL ???????? if U R hard of hearing ???????
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[Doddmaster]

Dunno if you are joking or not, but brail is for blind ppl

[G]

You can have foreign language theory tests... quite worrying considerable the amout of English writing on road signs etc

[Rob]

but earplugs dont block out all sound they just filter the shash!!! if ya got headfones on youre not gunna hear anything at all cos its gunna have to be loud to get over the windnoise!!
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[WildGoose]

tried it once, wasnt very good

there is no middle ground, its either drown everything out with music, or have the music completely drowned out by a flat out screaming 2 stroke

so go without

if you are that desperate to listen to music, you shouldnt really be riding a bike

sing to yourself like i do :P

[zaknafien]

i sing to meself sometimes too, nothing like riding home from a night shift at 5:30am singing your heart out to "Danger Zone" from topgun.
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[WildGoose]

LOL!

i am inclined to agree

*insert wicky wicky 80's guitar*

TAKE A RIDE INTO TO THE DANGER ZONE!

[zaknafien]

now i have a bike with some kick it's a little bit more dangerous than it used to be
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[craigT19]

its not illegal, i do it all the time, i evan had them in when i got pulled last month the coppa just waited patiently untill i took them out.

also as for drowning out the sound, the average car sterio is capable of putting out +1DB which is more than enough to drown out all noise:)


any way you try riding 70 miles along the m27 followed by the a3 in i very very very boring straight line with nouthing to listen to accept the constant screaming of a little stoker engine, every time i go to box hil ive got my plugs in

also for about £50 you can get your helmet sent off to have the same conversion as the police have, a company cuts two holes in the padding next to your ears and inserts two speakers with a jake plug fitted two the bottom rim of your lid which plugs in two your cd playa etc
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[Keen]

TWO magazine are doing a 'collect the tokens' offer to get a mini radio with 'Virgin Bikes' on it. I think they made references to using it when your riding so its probably not illegal, othwise they'd be responsible for encouraging it.

But then again they encourage wheelies and burn outs as well, so......?

[retrofly]

Hi
Therefore would u get pulled over for wearing headphones whilst driving a car? or is it one of these bike only rules, like ure all a bunch of nutters have a dead wish

Luke
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[McJamweasel]

I doubt youd get pulled for it, but in a crash its probably just another thing for them to bollock you for.
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[minesweeper]

Spoke to my local dealer (bike dealer that is gents ) he says its totaly legal through he recommends only having one ear in at a time.

Ive tried riding with them in at high speed, the diffrent type of musics effect your driving drasticly! aggresive rock like say apap roach or linkin park/ disturbed make you highly agresive driving! you take chances aim for gaps but hell the adrenaline rush is insane! papa roach "last resort" is NOT recommended

through you could just listen to garage music but then id have to kill you anyway

matt

[craigT19]

last week from box hill i got two some twisties, i was just poodeling along UNTILL!!!!!!!! feeder - just a day (gran turismo 3 theme song) came on and i just had to go as fast as i could around every corner hahahahaha
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[TiN]

You can get bike/pillion intercoms with built-in FM radios...

Tin