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How do you know what I can hear? I've made much of my living in the classical music business, and I have what are known in the business as "golden ears." I can hear car horns just fine.
Just for you, I'll be leaving my house in an hour or so to run some errands, and I will make sure to wear my earbuds the entire time. I'll edit this comment when I get home, and report on all the accidents I caused.
I thought the people on reddit were fucking insane.....
Car horns are rated between 100 and 110 db. You lose about 20Db with the windows up and due to insulation. Headphones are pumping between 50 and 70db directly into your ear canals. Headphones directly reduce your ability to hear emergency sirens by around 40%. I could care less about your "golden ears". Your brain might not even register the horn, or it might take you much longer to notice which, while driving at 60+ mph, is a huge danger window. Your a danger to everyone around you and no amount of straw man arguments or personal circumstances are relevant.
And yet, I can hear car horns and sirens without a problem. It's almost like you don't have a fucking clue about what you are talking about.
By your logic, we should ban car stereos, passengers, and now windows and insulation.
And motorcycles should definitely be prohibited.
Those are the statistics from the National Highway Safety Administration you fucking moron. I didn't make them up. Get a grip.
Your entire argument is "I play music so I know how sounds work." I can't even take you seriously.
The government's justification for passing useless laws that allow them to collect fines, doesn't change the fact that I have no problem hearing things like horns and sirens, because I use my earbuds in a safe and responsible manner, like a safe and responsible adult. I don't require the government, and especially not YOU, to insist that I be ruled over like a child. I have lived a long life, I have made my living as a small business owner for almost 30 years, and I don't allow ignorant strangers to impose their idiotic demands on my life.
Go take a flying fuck at a rolling donut, Karen.
You clearly have bigger issues in your life than unsafe driving friend. Good luck on your healing journey.