Headphones (including earbuds) are illegal to use while riding a bike or an electric scooter in France. Police in my city regularly set up 'warning weeks' where

Headphones (including earbuds) are illegal to use while riding a bike or an electric scooter in France. Police in my city regularly set up 'warning weeks' where they'll stop and caution people to remind them before fining scores in the weeks after. Situational awareness is essential when your only protection from a collision with a car are the clothes on your back, helmets being optional, of course. I like podcasts as much as the next person but not enough to trade an episode for missing the cars around me.