Driving and MP3

Redpunto

Is it illegal to drive while listening to your mp3 through head phones??

Robbo

I'd imagine it would come under Driving Wihout Due Care or Attention.

That and the Chronic Stupidity Act (1995).

Anan1

Robbo wrote: »

That and the Chronic Stupidity Act (1995).

cabrwab

I think so! they'll find away to get you anyway. Driving a motorbike would be dangerous while listening to music on earphones so id imagine a car would be bad too. I know at a check point a gaurd thought i was listening to a CD which was on the passenger seat with earphones plugged in.

Gary ITR

Robbo wrote: »

That and the Chronic Stupidity Act (1995).

Post of the day FTW

Redpunto

Robbo wrote: »

That and the Chronic Stupidity Act (1995).

Wow,,, did ya think of that all be yourself or did ur ma help ya.:D

L1011

Just get an FM transmitter and the headphones become irrelevant - unless you want them to block out screaming kids or something!

I would imagine you'd be done for driving without due care as Robbo says, as this is what the local paper had a few people done for using old fashioned wired handsfrees under a few years back. Headphones are much the same thing.

Redpunto

MYOB wrote: »

Just get an FM transmitter and the headphones become irrelevant - unless you want them to block out screaming kids or something!

I would imagine you'd be done for driving without due care as Robbo says, as this is what the local paper had a few people done for using old fashioned wired handsfrees under a few years back. Headphones are much the same thing.

Cheers, its purely for the quality of music as the radio does be so Sh*te most of the time.

timmywex

Nothing illegal abiout it, sure itd nearly be the same as using a bluetooth or handsfree wired headphone thingy for phone anyway

Tech3

or use a cassette tape adapter to listen to it

cormie

Nooo, fm transmitters and tape decks are both terrible. Get a head unit with Aux in or a direct connection to the back and you'll be sorted

L1011

cormie wrote: »

Nooo, fm transmitters and tape decks are both terrible. Get a head unit with Aux in or a direct connection to the back and you'll be sorted

+1 on this if willing to spend the cash. Most of these will play mp3 CDs also, 700MB per disc so a few CDs will contain the capacity of most smaller mp3 players. This is what I use as my aux in has a DAB radio in it permanently now...

Steve

Robbo wrote: »

I'd imagine it would come under Driving Wihout Due Care or Attention.

That and the Chronic Stupidity Act (1995).

cabrwab wrote: »

I think so! they'll find away to get you anyway. Driving a motorbike would be dangerous while listening to music on earphones so id imagine a car would be bad too. I know at a check point a gaurd thought i was listening to a CD which was on the passenger seat with earphones plugged in.

Lads, there's no law saying you have to be able to hear stuff.

Deaf people are allowed to drive.

Blind people tend to have problems passing the test though.

Anan1

Redpunto wrote: »

Cheers, its purely for the quality of music as the radio does be so Sh*te most of the time.

Christ, were you actually thinking of doing this? I'd assumed you'd seen some other fool driving with headphones on and were just wondering.

cormie

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That looks like a good enough deal, only available for another 23 hours!

jhegarty

Darwin FTW

Fighting Irish

timmywex wrote: »

Nothing illegal abiout it, sure itd nearly be the same as using a bluetooth or handsfree wired headphone thingy for phone anyway

dawt

its also nearly the same as having your radio turned up loud