I have no issue with earphone otherwise the deaf should be banned from the road.
This is a non-sequitur. As far as I'm aware no-one on here ever tries to suggest that a hearing impairment should disqualify someone from cycling. However this does not mean that those who can hear should not use this to their best advantage when riding.
This is similar to the brakeless debate: yes, one might be able to stop effectively without a front brake, but surely one could stop even more effectively with one...
This is a non-sequitur. As far as I'm aware no-one on here ever tries to suggest that a hearing impairment should disqualify someone from cycling. However this does not mean that those who can hear should not use this to their best advantage when riding.
This is similar to the brakeless debate: yes, one might be able to stop effectively without a front brake, but surely one could stop even more effectively with one...