Pulled up right next to me at a red light. Is there a legit reason for someone to drive with these things on? Like some kind of impairment that would require this.
You ever see people drive with headphones on? Like full over the ear DJ in Serato headphones.
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Sometimes as I drive and get mad at shit drivers doing stupid shit on the road I fantasize about opening a hole in the ground under them when they're stopped and just sink their car. Awful of me I know, but this person I'd send them down to the fucking core.
A whole lot since work from home ended. Across a couple states. Nearly always some pods but a couple times full on studio styles. Happens a few times a week at this point.
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I live in Rhode Island, of course I've seen this shit. The most uniquely terrible drivers I have ever seen.
People routinely drive 25-35 miles over the speed limit, but merge onto the highway at 15 mph.
People routinely drive 25-35 miles over the speed limit, but merge onto the highway at 15 mph.
it's been like 10 years or something but yeah i have done a few "jam out" joyride sessions with headphones now and again, even with an ably equipped bluetooth car stereo
but after seeing how dumb drivers can be (and maybe i'm included in that) it's just NPR on low volume while driving. maybe a song or two from my phone to spice it up
but after seeing how dumb drivers can be (and maybe i'm included in that) it's just NPR on low volume while driving. maybe a song or two from my phone to spice it up
I do it when I use my beater with my xm5s in ambient sound mode turned up to the highest setting. The environmental hearing loss is pretty minimal and I'm a defensive enough driver who is aware of their surroundings so I've never considered it a hindrance. Now, people who use it with noise cancelling are a different matter altogether
Man drivers have gotten shittier for sure!!
Was gonna make a threat about but saw some crazy ass pulled next to me on a red light. They had there phone on the dash right in front of them and was watching some shitty reality show 😂 I could not believe what I was seeing and was so glad she was not going the same way as me…
Was gonna make a threat about but saw some crazy ass pulled next to me on a red light. They had there phone on the dash right in front of them and was watching some shitty reality show 😂 I could not believe what I was seeing and was so glad she was not going the same way as me…
I was taught to not wear headphones when driving a car or a bike since you really need to be able to hear what is going on around you
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My wife wears her over ear skull candy headphones at the grocery store and loves it. I tried some corded over ear headphones on a late night walk recently and got way too hot, though.
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Well I don't have any problem with over the ear headphones in most places. The store or jogging is fine but driving a car feels insane to me.
see it a fair bit and it is one of the dumber things you can do tbh, starting to see buds become more prevalent as well (airpods etc) which is even more worrying with the noise cancelling aspect
AirPod earbuds yea, see people driving with them all frequently here in Southern California. Mostly seen people on bikes and scooters with over the ear headphones on. But definitely seen people getting in and out of their vehicles with over the ear headphones on.
I can understand if you're expecting an important call and need/want to better communicate with someone, and not use the in-car speaker or speaker phone calling.
I can understand if you're expecting an important call and need/want to better communicate with someone, and not use the in-car speaker or speaker phone calling.
If you're driving a several thousand pound vehicle on a major road and are jamming with headphones on you're an asshole.
Never seen it before, no.
I'm generally not seeing what other drivers are doing and I only drive maybe once a week anyway.
I'm generally not seeing what other drivers are doing and I only drive maybe once a week anyway.
I've always wondered if those people really are that completely clueless.
I had a friend that did this once when we were teenagers. I called him out on how incredibly stupid it was, since he wouldn't be able to hear emergency vehicles or anything else important while driving.
I actually don't know if it's illegal, but I would think it probably is. Seems like basic common sense. Blew my mind even at like 17.
I had a friend that did this once when we were teenagers. I called him out on how incredibly stupid it was, since he wouldn't be able to hear emergency vehicles or anything else important while driving.
I actually don't know if it's illegal, but I would think it probably is. Seems like basic common sense. Blew my mind even at like 17.
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But why? I've had some shitty car radios in the past so I drive with a boom box in the back seat.
I don't think anyone could have predicted our Cyberpunk future would be so fucking lame.
Terrible! You are supposed to be hyphy dancing while on autopilot!
So I can be immersed whilst listening to audiobooks. Your solution is more cumbersome and won't provide half the experience, especially as I drive with the windows open 90% of the time ( I live in Australia). I have full control of my audio without taking my eyes off the road. Again, this doesn't extend to all over the hear headphones as they may not boast as much control over the sound coming in, but with something like the xm5, I have no issues hearing my surroundings.
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All that needs to be said. Y'all built different and I am in no place to judge what you do down there.
I see it fairly often and it's utterly stupid; driving is seeing and hearing. Another issue is runners using ear buds and running on the road, as they don't hear you. Had to beep a runner the other day on a narrow lane to let him know I was there and he looked at me as if I was the idiot, it was a friendly double beep as well.
I do semi-regularly. In my case they don't cut out noise, just reduce it to a reasonable volume. Most of the time I'm not actually listening to anything, I'm just using them to reduce noise.
Maybe I just have sensitive ears, but the ambient noise of most cars and roads is really loud.
Maybe I just have sensitive ears, but the ambient noise of most cars and roads is really loud.
Even this I'm not a fan of. Most calls can wait. If they can't, pull over. I always lectured my mum when she used to do it.
