Originally Posted by
MattTheHat
Exactly. But when you make the blanket statement that people who ride with ear buds don’t care about safety you’re evaluating their risk for them.
I wouldn’t personally accept the risk of riding in your area. What you describe doesn’t sound safe to me. I’ll stop short of telling you that you don’t care about safety.
So what about the people in my area that do? What if i'm driving in a commercial district, getting ready to pass a cyclist wearing earbuds and suddenly the door of a parked car opens and the cyclist swerves left and I hit them.
I'm sure i'll be blamed. Their risk is now my problem. Same goes for people opting not to wear a helmet.