• atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Aside from like an F1 race, I don’t know of a single place where it’s legal to wear headphones while operating a motor vehicle.

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      11 hours ago

      For example. Reasoning is the same that allows you to listen to the radio: as long as you can hear car horns and emergency vehicles, you can listen to whatever at whatever volume. But you can be found more at fault if you crash into something, in certain cases.

      Anyway, now you know.

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        4 hours ago

        The picture literally says that you can still be fined for distracted driving…

        Also, “it doesn’t explicitly say I can’t so it must be legal” is the Donald Trump defense.

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          2 hours ago

          Yes, IF an officer determines the device distracted you. That is literally the same ruling as a car radio.

          And because you brought him up, I think the way you won’t admit your error is more like him.

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              1 hour ago

              Why did you say:

              The picture literally says that you can still be fined for distracted driving

              When, as I explained, that had nothing to do with legality of earphones?

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      18 hours ago

      Its dangerous not to wear hearing protection on motorcycles over like 60mph for long rides and much shorter rides if you go slower.

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          3 hours ago

          I wear earbuds with inverse sound-cancelling; it lets me listen to music while I can still hear what’s going on, and I haven’t noticed any damage after long rides.