Thanks I guess, Aaron, but obviously . . . gross!
Last year, while driving in Massachusetts, listening to very faint birds
through headphones from a recent Panama dawn recording, I was pulled over
by a policeman and given a written warning. In all states, he said, it is=
illegal to wear headphones while driving. I accepted the warning, and then=
asked if I could ask him two questions. He nodded.
What is the purpose of the law?
Because you cannot hear emergency vehicles with headphones on.
fair enough, I said, but what about 100 watts or more in car stereo speaker=
system?
He just laughed. Yeah, he agreed.
My take is: headphones, the lightweight birding ones I use, obscure NOTHING=
while I am driving. But they also sell no products.
A 100 watt stereo system sells a lot of macho hardware per car, even if the=
car ahead of you has to listen to your music at every traffic light. Perio=
d.
best,
Marty Michener
MIST Software Associates PO Box 269, Hollis, NH 03049
EnjoyBirds.com - Software that migrates with you. http://www.EnjoyBirds=
.com
At 07:04 PM 7/2/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Off topic, but I can't resist, as I know this article will be of some
>interest/disbelief.... :)
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/07/02/popsci.stereo.kill/index.html
>
> aaron
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