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Totally off-topic, but where do you live?
by ShaneOG 11y ago
Totally off-topic, but where do you live?
- Zach_the_Lizard 11y agoArlington, Virginia. VA. code § 46.2-1078 is the relevant statute. https://vacode.org/46.2-1078/ https://vacode.org/46.2-1078/ I work in DC, so DC and / or Federal law would also be relevant. I believe the distracted driving statutes in DC would also apply to bikes, so headphones would fall under that I believe. DC, VA, and MD also have contributory negligence. You can read more about that here: http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/24312/what-is-contributory-negligence-and-why-is-it-such-a-big-danger-for-cyclists-and-pedestrians/ http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/24312/what-is-contr... TL;DR you can receive no damages if you break the law in any tiny way while on a bicycle or on foot. Wearing headphones might be said to have contributed in some way, so you might get nothing.
- flatline 11y agoOne of my coworkers who bikes through the district will sometimes follow behind a guy who plays NPR on a regular radio - loud enough for my coworker to listen for a while on his commute, too.