Originally Posted by
Iride01
Sometimes I think it would be nice to be able to talk and hear the people I'm riding with but not have to be right next to them. But then I get to wondering if the earpiece will make me like those walkers and runners that get so absorbed in what's coming through the headset, they fail to notice my announcement to pass them.
Even with the headset in one ear only, it's going to affect how I perceive sounds of traffic around me.
However, I thought there where some phone apps that turned your smartphone into an intercom. Of course then you still need to find a mic that's not bothered by wind.
i agree somewhat. That said it is no worse than being on the phone and driving, or on a motorcycle with a comm. I have a radio with an ear piece for work, one of the secret service looking things for my radio, it has a tube for the ear but it also somewhat open to allow in outside sound. I get the radio traffic loud and clear and still get most of the ambient noise around me as well.