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@mbonsma thanks for your strong words, however I disagree about the right to listen to music part. If you choose to isolate yourself in your bubble by completely removing one of your senses ๐ , it comes with some responsibility (TBD). It's not completely neutral. I would also speculate that there is a reason why hearing is a sense that you can't easily shutdown. I'm a strong advocate for cycling, walking, public transport, all of which need to be articulated in a clever way. 8 comments
@bicycletting @mbonsma the fact that they have no choice seems like an even better reason to not require hearing to be safe as a pedestrian! @bicycletting @mbonsma Disability is also a major risk factor in pedestrian injuries and deaths, it's really important that we not just assume that people will make do and design our transportation system to be safe for everyone @sanae @bicycletting @mbonsma too often I encounter traffic lights that are too fast for people with disabilities, resulting in dangerous situations where a lane of cars might start moving even when there is someone on the road. @bicycletting @mbonsma I get incredibly cranky about the fact that emergency vehicles have to have sirens that are so painfully loud that I have to cover my middle-aged ears, just so that drivers in their almost completely soundproof boxes can still vaguely make them out. If car manufacturers are required to ensure that cars are 0% soundproof Iโll get on board with requiring active transport users not to distract their ears. |
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Tons of people are d/Deaf or hard of hearing though. You absolutely cannot make the ability to hear a prerequisite for safety!