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Earphones on cyclists: Yea or Nay?

Can you carry a tune?

Fri, Jul 25, 2014 05:33
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Cyclist with headphones (cc licensed by Adrian Midgley on Flickr)

TfL said to have approached researchers over headphones and cyclist safety

Dutch study has found that listening to music "reduced visual and auditory perception"

Thu, Nov 21, 2013 10:25
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Bradley Wiggins on the podium at London 2012 (copyright www.britishcycling.org.uk)

Sir Bradley Wiggins: Cycle helmets should be compulsory, and iPods banned while riding bike

Meanwhile Laura Trott says cycle training should be on the National Curriculum

Fri, Aug 23, 2013 07:30
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Helmet with built-in Bluetooth “solves your communication problems”

Or is it simply an unecessary and dangerous distraction?

Mon, Jan 17, 2011 09:11
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Tunebug Shake brings surround sound to bike helmets with no need for headphones

Manufacturers claim Bluetooth-enabled device safer than sticking in the earbuds

Tue, Oct 12, 2010 06:49
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road.cc news

Accident victim’s mother urges cyclists not to listen to music while they ride

29-year-old thought to have been distracted prior to fatal collision

Sat, Sep 04, 2010 10:37
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“iPod oblivion” threatens safety of pedestrians and other road users, warns AA

Motorists' organisation says distraction caused by technology leads people to neglect their personal safety

Mon, Aug 09, 2010 09:55
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Find Me Fridays see Oxford cyclists go off on treasure hunt with a difference

iPod up for grabs this week in initiative designed to get people on their bikes at Friday lunchtimes

Mon, Jun 21, 2010 14:31
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Road.cc poll result – iPod use while cycling should be discouraged, but not banned, say two in five

Little support for outright ban, while one in three think there are bigger issues to address

Fri, Dec 11, 2009 10:55
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IPod wearing cyclists identified as new road menace – head of AA calls for action!

CTC says choice should be left to individual and eyesight more important than hearing

Mon, Nov 30, 2009 09:38
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