I kinda agree, but not fully... I think the whole earplug thing, includingnthose just to reduce ambient sound, is a dangerous mode on a motorcycle... even if I am gonna go deaf... and I guess loud pipes still.save lives.. go figure...
I,ve tried tonride with inserted sound plugs in my ears, and get really paranoid after about ten minutes... I dunno... just me...
but, I do have speakers gleaned from quality headphones, inserted in my helmet and can run amplified music thru those at a level I find acceptable, and can still hear ambient road sounds and emergency vehicles without problems... disconnecting my eras from hazards, is kinda like wearing the darkest face shield made, on a foggy night... not smart, buyt still not against the law here...
I just remind folks again, and I had a bumper sticker on my truck years ago next to the "loud pipes save lives" generic sticker, which I hd to add "
?" in bold after the statement, and below it I had a bumper sticker that in bold capitol letters said "DEAF PEOPLE DO DRIVE ... OR HAVENT YOU FIGURED THAT OUT?"
now, tell me why when you drive into the AUTO teller bank machine, all the buttons have "braille" bumps on them... really