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Should cyclists wear headphones or earphones? Chair of Ireland’s parliamentary Committee on Transport wants your views
-- It's an "extremely divisive subject" but little to suggest it's more distracting than a car radio. The chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport is seeking the public's views on wearing earphones or headphones while cycling -- a common complaint about cycling even when motorists are cocooned in soundproofing and loud sound systems. The committee chairperson, Michael Murphy, who is a Fine Gael TD for South Tipperary, said: "Do you think cycling with earpods and headphones is dangerous?