MP3 Players for riding

according to Berkeley Labs

Headphones. Hearing what’s going on around you is just as important as seeing. In most states it’s illegal to wear headphones while driving.

My speakers are in my helmet...



I tried the headphones...but they wouldn't open wide enough to fit my Arai...

[luvtolean]

Originally Posted by Purpdust

For some reason I tough it was illegal to have both ears wired while operating a vehicle. I must have been wrong

I know in Cali it is.

I believe earplugs are illegal too. (not as sure though)

Originally Posted by luvtolean

I know in Cali it is.

I believe earplugs are illegal too. (not as sure though)

you can legally wear 1 headphone in cali.

[luvtolean]

Yep. Purp specifically said "both".

Does anyone use both earplugs and listen to music? I would like to get a setup of some sorts for long trips, but i can't ride with out earplugs.

So if we can't use earplugs in both ears are they (the man) going to start giving us hearing tests along with our driving test? Hmmm wonder what the def do?

I know back in the day there was a speaker system you wore around your neck or something and not speakers in your ear. it went through the bones or something. I might be nutz though.

Originally Posted by Repeater

Does anyone use both earplugs and listen to music? I would like to get a setup of some sorts for long trips, but i can't ride with out earplugs.

So if we can't use earplugs in both ears are they (the man) going to start giving us hearing tests along with our driving test? Hmmm wonder what the def do?

I know back in the day there was a speaker system you wore around your neck or something and not speakers in your ear. it went through the bones or something. I might be nutz though.

if they make radios in snorkels that you listen to threw the vibrations in your teeth then your not nutz.

is there anyother way to cut down on windnoise besides ear plugs? i found wearing a dickie helps alittle, but not near enough.

Originally Posted by luvtolean

I know in Cali it is.

I believe earplugs are illegal too. (not as sure though)

Earplugs - okay in Cali now, even the foamies, and it's about damn time.

Earphones - I haven't looked it up in awhile, but I believe they are okay up to a certain decibel on motorcycles, though not high enough for music listening. I believe it said something about "communications". Ear buds and headphones in both ears (like the ipod ones) are ILLegal in Cali!

[luvtolean]

Originally Posted by Scout

Earplugs - okay in Cali now, even the foamies, and it's about damn time.

Sweet! Is that new this year?

I'm getting old and senile, but I think it was last year, if not the year before. It was big talk for awhile. Surprised you missed it.

From an AMA press release:
California SB 315 has been signed into law. Included in this bill was a provision to allow for use of "foam" style non-custom earplugs by street motorcycle riders. Thanks are due to State Senator Debra Bowen (Democrat, District 28, Redondo Beach) who worked closely with the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) to make this change in the law. The AMA is asking riders to let Senator Bowen know they appreciate her assistance by sending her an email. The new law takes effect January 1, 2004.
"Requiring motorcyclists who want to drown out road noise by using ear plugs to buy custom-made plugs is an outdated law that makes absolutely no sense," said Senator Bowen. "The test ought to be whether a rider using ear plugs can still hear a car's horn or a siren from an emergency vehicle. If a set of ear plugs can meet that test, then a rider ought to be able to use them, regardless of who makes them or how they're made. The only people the custom-made requirement helps are, surprise, the people who make custom ear plugs. It doesn't help riders and it doesn't help the police, emergency vehicle operators, or other drivers who count on a motorcyclist to be able to hear their horns or sirens. As long as over-the-counter plugs do the job, there's no reason why ear plugs should have to be custom-made, so junking that requirement is a common sense change that's long overdue."
The bill was signed on 9/28/03, chaptered on 9/29/03, and will take effect on 1/1/04.

[luvtolean]

I'm gettin' old too man.

I probably posted in the threads...I've always wore plugs...I was never cited for them (despite removing them in front of a cop twice) and if I was, I would've made a great case to the judge. It was a law I never chose to obey. Sir.