Knocking radio off in work vehicle

An act of aggression?? Seriously??

If you get back into the vehicle and the radio is off, turn it back on. Why are they turning it off? Are you having a conversation and they find the music distracting?

What station do you listen to?

Jaysus, if this isn't a 'first world problem' then nothing is !. God be with the days that you could overcome the simplest obstacle by either reasoning with somebody (or threatening to put their lights out) without looking for support/validation from the online community. Must be my 'auld age, time to lie down and take my tablets!.

A person who needs exposure to specific instrumental music to accommodate their disabilities, ALSO needs a pair of Bluetooth earbuds and a paired personal music device.

Problem solved.

And the rest of us don't have to listen to your crap music.

Why not?

Research shows that, as compared to driving while listening to a dashboard-mounted device, driving while listening to headphones or earbuds is associated with

• slower reaction times
• poorer estimation of vehicle speed
• more steering errors

Tl;dr: you shouldn't use headphones or earbuds while driving. And, in the present context, employers certainly shouldn't encourage the use of headphones or earbuds by employees who are driving for work purposes.

For someone who is always commenting on driving behaviour I think that is self explanatory. How the hell do you expect a driver to hear and respond to outside traffic and warning sounds with earbuds in? OP, just ask the work mate why they want the radio off. Maybe they won't mind if you put it back on when you get back or at very least you will know why they turned it off.

Is the radio on loud generally when I am in the truck with someone else I have it on a bit lower than if I was on my own .

Whatever company the OP is working for apparently has a communication problem

OP can't manage to ask his colleagues if it's okay to play the radio while driving and maybe turn the volume down or change the song

His colleague apparently can't ask to turn the radio off either, must be worried about causing an act of aggression

I'd hate to see what happens if someone farts in the van, probably end up as a roadside fistfight

Anti social behaviour sounds about right 😂

Only on boards would someone think turning off the radio is an act of aggression!

How the hell do you expect a driver to hear and respond to outside traffic and warning sounds with the increasing levels of sound proofing, hugely powerful car audio systems and the growing practice of piping fake engine noises through the audio systems?

Earbuds are the least of your worries.

I used to use the Hornit 120db electronic horn on my bike, until I found myself stopped by the driver's window, maybe 10cm from the driver's ear, with the driver not noticing the 120db horn sounding off right beside them.

Earbuds are the least of your worries.

Is this research from the 1990 simulator study with 12 drivers? Not exactly exhaustive research and not exactly relevant for the current generation of cars.

You still haven't haven't said what type of music you are playing?

Acceptable to who? There's no legal issue, there's no requirement by insurers, there's no recommendation from the RSA or HSA.

Your colleague turned the radio off numerous times, and in a "chat" with HR about his complaint that you play loud music, you never mentioned that?

That was wise, ooter. What it shows is that you knew your colleague was bothered by the radio, but kept playing it anyway. You're focussed on his rudeness in turning off the radio, but you haven't thought about your own conduct in repeatedly turning it on, and in not attempting to have a conversation with him about what he might want. He never complained to you, but despite knowing of his unhappiness you also never raised the issue with him. If I'm the HR guy, and I know all this, as far as I can see there's a pair of you in it.

But, because the HR person has no idea that about the turning off and the turning back on again, that's not the view he has at the moment. Hopefully, your response when told he had complained about the loud music was "Oh dear, he never said anything to me about that. Now that I know how he feels, I'll keep it turned down or turned off." If that's what you did say, that's the best outcome for you, so far as your standing with your employer goes — you're now the reasonable one, and the other guy is the neurotic. Keep it that way. On no account must your employer find out the truth!