• easily3667@lemmus.org
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    7 hours ago

    It’s often illegal to have headphones on both ears.

    I don’t know why you’re trying to claim it shouldn’t be illegal to a random internet stranger. Most things that are illegal shouldn’t be, but the HOA types that care about rules are also the ones who want to fuck rules so bad they get into positions of power. So if you want to fix it, go be a rule fucker. Or Luigi the rule fuckers.

    It’s a lot easier to block out emergency sirens at normal volume levels vs the stereo where you have to have already lost your hearing before it’s loud enough to block a siren. The counterpoint to this is when the siren is actually in the music, which is why I don’t listen to certain rap while driving anymore.

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      4 hours ago

      Only 6 states ban headphones in both ears.

      I’ve driven hundreds of thousands of miles, and never had anyone question it. I’m not stopping now.

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        Its illegal to drive with headphones in most of Europe. You can use a one-ear headpiece to make calls, but not full blown headphones.

        This, along a bunch of other rules that I’m sure you think are absolutely stupid, are probably why so many Americans die on road accidents when compared to the rest of the world.

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          22 minutes ago

          Your jingoism is showing. Belgium is more dangerous per km travelled than the US. France is on par.

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        3 hours ago

        Sounds pretty often to me. Thanks for confirming my understanding of the laws.

        I too just checked, it’s illegal in Florida, NY, and California which covers such a vast swath of the us population I don’t need to look up north Dakota to know that “often illegal” is a fair description.

        It’s not illegal in Texas (last of the big 4 states), but neither is shooting a girl scout in the face because she made you “feel unsafe”.