Well that situational awareness thing is also an advantage in traffic. Right now I have closed headphones (but they seem like won't last long anymore) and I sometimes get annoyed by the feel of them.   But I won't be able to use open headphones in studying rooms on school :(. Ah well I...

Wow thanks for all the fast answers! So basically the Grado SR 60i's are great for using at home and in traffic.   Not that I'm going to buy them right now (I'll have to save first), but I was just wondering.

What is the point of open headphones if there is going to be sound leakage so others will hear it? Why not use speakers then?   I was looking into the grado SR 60i's but I don't think I like the sound leakage... Maybe its a bit exaggerated and the sound leakage isn't that much, but I don't...