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Walking/running/driving with headphones is likely unwise: 1) you may not hear vehicles, people, animals that pose a risk. If you're in a bad part of town, some

Walking/running/driving with headphones is likely unwise: 1) you may not hear vehicles, people, animals that pose a risk. If you're in a bad part of town, some bystanders may take you as a target. 2) listening material is a distraction. Whether books-on-tape or music, what you're listening to can effectively distract you. Ergo the occasional earphone user who walks onto an open manhole. Best to stay in the here-and-now. Earphones are just like drinking or taking drugs as far as safety is concerned. text: It is unwise for at least two reasons: 1) you may not hear vehicles, people, animals that pose a risk. If you're in a bad part of town, some bystanders may take you as a target. 3) beyond that, the listening material is a distraction. Whether books-on-tape or music, what you're listening to can effectively distract you. Ergo the occasional earphone user who walks onto an open manhole. Best to stay in the here-and-now. IOW earphones are just like drinking or taking drugs as far as safety is concerned. help

MaxBarraclough 6y ago
> Walking/running/driving with headphones is likely unwise Driving while wearing headphones is outright illegal in France, [0] and some US states [1]. [0] (PDF) https://www.rospa.com/rospaweb/docs/advice-services/road-safety/drivers/headphones-as-a-driver-distraction.pdf https://www.rospa.com/rospaweb/docs/advice-services/road-saf... [1] https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/headsets/ https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/headsets/
laurent92 6y ago
You are underestimating people’s problems. If I don’t keep focusing on something else, my mind turns very dark, quickly. People who do that know it is extremely bad, but it’s “this or something worse”. At least in the immediate time. Of course I’d love if people actually had the solidarity they pretend to have, but they don’t. The world is not a kind place. And so, there are many people like me, who appear kind and peaceful and well-mannered, and who work constantly to calm their internal boiler. So no reason to try to make me remove my headphones (unless one addresses me on the street - there are politeness rules) Also, it is very frustrating when people “try to give you a lesson” by walking towards you as if you didn’t see them. It’s headphones, not a blindfold. People don’t do that when I have a book while walking. As a summary, my life is pretty much like the movie “Her”. I’ve tried not to be lonely and faced with people being insanely frustrating/angering. So I’ve embraced loneliness and mobile phones. It’s like drugs, slightly better because I still work efficiently.

MaxBarraclough 6y ago

> Walking/running/driving with headphones is likely unwise Driving while wearing headphones is outright illegal in France, [0] and some US states [1]. [0] (PDF) https://www.rospa.com/rospaweb/docs/advice-services/road-safety/drivers/headphones-as-a-driver-distraction.pdf https://www.rospa.com/rospaweb/docs/advice-services/road-saf... [1] https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/headsets/ https://drivinglaws.aaa.com/tag/headsets/

laurent92 6y ago

You are underestimating people’s problems. If I don’t keep focusing on something else, my mind turns very dark, quickly. People who do that know it is extremely bad, but it’s “this or something worse”. At least in the immediate time. Of course I’d love if people actually had the solidarity they pretend to have, but they don’t. The world is not a kind place. And so, there are many people like me, who appear kind and peaceful and well-mannered, and who work constantly to calm their internal boiler. So no reason to try to make me remove my headphones (unless one addresses me on the street - there are politeness rules) Also, it is very frustrating when people “try to give you a lesson” by walking towards you as if you didn’t see them. It’s headphones, not a blindfold. People don’t do that when I have a book while walking. As a summary, my life is pretty much like the movie “Her”. I’ve tried not to be lonely and faced with people being insanely frustrating/angering. So I’ve embraced loneliness and mobile phones. It’s like drugs, slightly better because I still work efficiently.