[tattoou2]

There's a time and place to use headphones. Driving is not one of those times.

 

[Rotareneg]

I was a courier and I drove over 250 miles a day on the highway in a car without an air conditioner. I used the ER-4S's to protect my hearing when driving with my windows down during the summer, and always took them out as I approached towns. I would not have felt comfortable driving around with traffic and everything with 'em on. Heck, I didn't even feel comfortable listening to them at home; I was always afraid I might not hear someone knocking on the door or something which is why I sold them.

 

[boodi]

i've been also stopped by police while driving with headphones ...

i was wearing some huge things you can imagine ..

 

[JaCe_jai]

I think it might be worthwhile to upgrade your car speakers/setup if you really care about sound quality in the car.

Canalphones are definitely not suited to city bicycle riding IMO. But thats just my opinion~ car horning and being able to hear cars and trucks on your sides and behind you are very important- but then I'm not that great a cyclist and I rely on these things to ensure I live another day!

 

[Jasper994]

Quote:

Originally Posted by boodi i've been also stopped by police while driving with headphones ... i was wearing some huge things you can imagine ..

but... but... officer, they're "ear speakers," they're not headphones at all!!!

 

[boodi]

i said i had ears severe problems and was going to do some therapy .. that they were part of it and they were due half an hour before the therapy
trust me or not , this is what happened and they trusted me

...

 

[Gummy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by boodi i said i had ears severe problems and was going to do some therapy .. that they were part of it and they were due half an hour before the therapy trust me or not , this is what happened and they trusted me ...

x1000
Good job man

 

[boodi]

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[austonia]

All the time with ety's, earbuds, or even regular headphones depending on my mood. mostly on trips out to my gf house which is all highway for 45 min. but sometimes on the way home from work and always on my roadtrips to Denver. if i spent $1500 on a decent car stereo system, i'd have it turned up so loud that the effect would be the same anyway. As long as I avoid contact with other vehicles, it works just fine.

edit: Shields /ON

 

[RasmusseN]

I wouldn't drive with IEM

I do ride a bike with them all the time no problems.

 

[Duggeh]

I woudlnt drive with an IEM.

I wouldnt bump a 3 year old thread either, but thats just me. ¬_¬

 

[DrkRipper]

Wow...somebody was really digging.

I don't think open headphones would be any different then listening to speakers in a car...but IEMs would not be safe.

 

[GlorytheWiz825]

This sounds like a very dangerous idea. Is it even legal? -_-;

Anyway, I would not recommend driving with headphones. Just use your car stereo.

 

[F107plus5]

I don't even drive with the radio on. I find that the sound system in the car is directly connected to the accelerator.

The tunes completely take over.

The beat of the music dictates the speed of my vehicle.

 

[chubbybunny]

I've done it a few times with a pair of IEM's (e500) and it was an odd feeling that took me a few minutes to get used to-- not being able to hear when I needed to shift was... odd.

Not something I'd do on a regular basis, but race car drivers drive with plugs, so it can't be that bad can it?