On 22/02/2006, at 9:31 AM, Josh McKinnon wrote:
On 21/02/2006, at 21:18 , James / Hans Kunz wrote:
are you ipod user?, then have a read......James
Police warning for iPod users
http://tinyurl.com/af5p8
from the article...
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Police have warned that cyclists should never listen to an iPod
while riding unless they have a death wish.
"If you're a cyclist and you want to stay alive, I wouldn't wear an
iPod under any circumstances," Victoria Police Assistant
Commissioner (Traffic) Noel Ashby told theage.com.au.
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The alert comes after a 32 year-old Australian woman was knocked
off her bicycle and killed in London. Friends said she may have
been killed as she couldn't hear traffic noise over her iPod.
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I always thought this was common sense. But in few days since I
read about this, I've seen literally dozens of cyclists and car and
truck drivers around Perth wearing headphones. I even saw a
Transperth bus driver wearing a pair of characteristically white
headphones. Can't question his taste, but I was dumbfounded!
-josh
I think similar stern warnings should be issued to people who like to
watch TV while driving...
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