Thread: Unsafe practice

Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon

Its so bad, I don't understand how these people can't just not be on phones etc whilst walking? (And driving!)
Is why dash cams are so important these days.
I encounter it in my wheelchair, forever having folks crash in to me as they are on their phones walking. I can go round most of the time, but some im pretty boxed in and even shouting to them, do absorbed in phones thst they don't hear anything. Never even an apology either. At least it's not like crashing into a wheelchair can kill them like a car on the roads

Sounds like you need to try harder and maybe fit some sharp objects to the front of your chair...

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Sounds like you need to try harder and maybe fit some sharp objects to the front of your chair...

....or a couple of electric cattle prods, or


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Originally Posted by jonesfam

On my rare trips to part that are civilized I see people drive & riding bikes with headphones on.
Is that even legal?
How do you hear horns, level crossing bells & so on in a closed up, air conditioned car with headphones on & blasting?
Just seems dumb to me, but I do seem to becoming old fashioned with age.
Clearing the gene pool I guess!
Jonesfam
BTW Folks who pay big $$ to go to the football (Or any event) then spend the whole time looking at their phones??

In the D4 with factory stereo up mild volumes you cannot hear signal crossings or many car horns either

I wear headphones in work LVs a lot, always with pass thru on. I can hear everything (I use them for phone calls)

And what of us Motorbike riders with audio in helmet? What’s the difference to a car or cyclist?

Cars going doof doof are worse on the road. They cannot hear ****!

It’s all about using sensibly - those that cannot shouldn’t bring punishment on those that can.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I wear earphones when walking, I can hear you coming as mine have ambience modes which allow (and amplify) certain frequencies around.

I can hear vehicles approaching from behind etc.

Don’t assume

My running earphones things are specifically designed for me to hear everything clearly. No Noise cancelling tech in my running ones. Have to add when running past people with the Noise cancelling tech or intense on the phone types, I often see a huge jump of fright

Its is the user that mucks up I think as well. A nice pedestrian crossing near a busy small super market is often vacant as many to a lot walk across the road 10 to 20 meters from it. It is on the edge of a car park with three exits/entrys for cars on to and off the street right near the nice pedestrian crossing

Age is not the question at this spot. Stupid and bad habits from very young to very very old seen daily

Haha yes I do!

Originally Posted by V8Ian

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