Fantastic, someone driving a deadly vehicle responsible for 40,000 deaths every single year, and now they can't even hear anything either.
Hey, but as long as you are ok, right?
Hey, but as long as you are ok, right?
How do you think the 27dB reduction due to ear plug hearing protection compares to someone playing loud music in their car.
Also see my other comment here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20702195, reproduced for your benefit here:
At low speeds, driving around car parks etc, the ear plugs are out and usually have all the windows at least partly open, because I’m those environments hearing can be a huge boost to situational awareness.
I find above 40k/hr my hearing is better with ear plugs because it attenuates the road, wind, and engine noise more for me.
Additionally, I've never been responsible for a serious accident, only a couple fender-benders when I was much younger.
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My point was, I'm not deaf, but I'm fairly sure that on average deaf people are much better adapted to life with limited hearing than you or I would be when wearing ear buds. It doesn't logically follow that because a deaf person is allowed to drive we should be able to artificially reduce our hearing ability while driving.