Oddbean new post about login | logout I've seen people say you shouldn't cycle with headphones in. I disagree. 1) if motorists are allowed to be in sound-insulated cabins with their stereo going, I'm allowed headphones 2) without headphones all I can hear is wind 3) cars are very loud—I can definitely still hear them through headphones, and don't wish to have my hearing damaged by fatigue or by some dickhead's modified vehicle
@d1654d98 I stopped using headphones years ago, as I wanted to better hear cars approaching from behind. Yes, cars are loud, but I bike on country roads where cars move dangerously fast. I now count birds and butterflies (and other species) while I bike. I've been similarly asked whether that's safe, with the intimation that I should just concentrate on biking. There's this double-standard that only cyclists should compromise to be safe, when it's car driving that kills people, not biking.