In a lot of cities, sidewalks aren't available along common pedestrian routes. And sometimes, when they are, are too narrow. Not listening to music or a podcas

In a lot of cities, sidewalks aren't available along common pedestrian routes. And sometimes, when they are, are too narrow. Not listening to music or a podcast seems a reasonable sacrifice to make, in exchange for being within a few feet of multi-ton vehicles at 30+ mph relative velocity.