[pianotech] Hearing protection in the car

[Kent Swafford]

I don't advocate breaking the law, even misguided laws.

(By the way, does anyone know any laws which prevent hearing-impaired  
people from driving, or know of evidence that hearing-impaired people  
have below normal driving safety records?)

See the following link concerning hearing damage caused by auto air  
bags, for more reasons to wear hearing protection while driving:

http://tinyurl.com/kwncb5


Kent Swafford

On Sep 8, 2009, at 11:31 PM, paul bruesch wrote:

> I'm not sure of every state's laws, but in Minnesota it is illegal  
> to wear headphones or earplugs while driving (Minnesota Statute  
> 169.471(2)(a).) Think about it... how are we alerted to certain  
> events/circumstances while driving? The police siren, the other  
> driver without brakes who's about to slam into you blasting his  
> horn, the other driver locking her brakes and screeching to,  
> hopefully, a stop... if you have your music turned up so far that  
> you need earplugs to hear it, you're removing a sense (hearing) that  
> is very important to driving safety.
>
> Not to mention that if you're in town (no one has said that, I know)  
> it is extremely annoying. Think "thumper cars."
>
> It seems clear to me that having music turned to a volume which  
> requires earplugs also distracts from the business of driving, and  
> we should not be promoting it.  Crank 'er up to 11 when you get home.
>
> My 2c
> Paul Bruesch
> Stillwater, MN