[Yak] bike speakers

[Reed Kennedy]

Actually, it's illegal to bicycle while wearing headphones under California law.

http://www.sfbike.org/?bikelaw_ticket_faq

Now, I do so all the time anyway. But it's worth being aware that you
are technically breaking the law.

I have gotten a ticket for wearing headphones in a car with a broken stereo.

Reed

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Andy Heath <cycling at axelrod.plus.com> wrote:
> Lisa - why disturb the peace that others may be enjoying - not everyone
> might wish to listen - why not use earphones ? It's perfectly fine to cycle
> with earphones if you ride with care for what might be coming up behind you
> (e.g use a mirror). I had one friend a few years ago who was deaf and he
> cycled ok.
> Andy
>
> Sent from my iPad
> On 17 Aug 2010, at 07:13, Lisa Wylie <lisa_wylie at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yaksters,
>
> I'm looking for a bike speaker(s) to help ease the boredom sometimes
> encountered when touring.  Want something that will connect to my iPod nano
> and mount on the stem (preferably, due to handlebar space constraints), or
> maybe somehow fit into my small-ish Detours metro handlebar bag.  There are
> some interesting looking products online.  Anyone have any experience with
> either of these:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Bike-Bicycle-iPod-MP3-Mobile-Phone-Nokia-Stereo-Speaker-/220641392724?pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Lavod-bike-bicycle-NXT-Speaker-Portable-mp3-ipod-/170320654926?pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories
>
> ...or any other speaker set-ups?  Any advice from personal experience?
>
> Thanks in advance for any feedback.
>
> Lisa in PDX
>
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