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@Orko42
I used to wear headphones when downhill racing, kept the buzz flowing with a few choice tunes when ripping through a forest area at seemingly ludicrous speeds just worked. Trees don't move, and particularly on race days when the track is roped off, you have nothing to worry about butu the odd falling leaf and the odd dog not attached to a leash..... keeps the attention when they break loose when you hit an 8 foot drop off a little over 40 mph!
In the city, I just can't wear headphones, I don't feel like I'm aware enough when tuned in and potentially put myself at risk when I get into the music bubble. Things like looking back, you just forget to do frequently enough as you're looking forward humming to Duke Wellington or whatever.
Apparently though, Helmets WILL save your life. A guy stops at the head of the queue near Tavistock Place cycle lane heading for TCR. Massive queue of bikes, so he swerves the queue and sits in the road, clearly an obstruction to traffic turning from the right, or coming from across teh junction. I pointed out his potential dalliance with death/road rage/shit road position - Me ' You know what'll happen if a car comes round that corner right?'
Position Genius ' Yeah, I can hop on the kerb if I need to, but I've got a helmet on, I'm perfectly safe'. Yep, Helmets can save your life even when you position yourself in the most ridiculous part of the road.
#standsinroadwithhelmetreadytotakeonabussinglehandedly