Remember kids... always wear a helmet. (The almighty bikeradar helmet thread)

Let me start that I don't think earphones should be banned otherwise Ed Scoble must be banned, too. But I must ask: I've found myself riding and have for whatever reason had to call/shout to the person riding in my vicinity rockin Dr Dre Beats like a moody footballer in their own world (maybe because I wanted to pass them or they were about to swerve into my path or something) but they couldn't hear a word I said. How do you justify this as sensible?

I don't mind headphones but I'm yet to see any of the wearers ever substitute their loss of sense by looking around them even more. Kinda grates me.

You appear to have missed the main crux of what i am saying.

It's not the wearing of headphones that makes these idiots inattentive cyclists. It's just the fact they are generally idiots, and yet people seem to focus on the headphones.

I'm sure if they weren't wearing headphones they'd still be shit.