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Originally Posted by Footie
So I'm not the only one who is 'the height of stupidity'
For my own part I am 50% deaf anyway, so I use my excellent vision to compensate for my poor hearing. Ever tried riding a bike with hearing aids in, waste of time.
The MP3 is not loud just enough to take away the boredom. The strange thing about my poor hearing is I seem to 'feel' low frequencies (lorries drive me mad) so I can still hear/feel engines (cars, etc) when close and dangerous. In fact I wouldn't use my MP3 while walking, I find slow moving cars more dangerous - I can't hear the slow / silent engines at all.
As for other cyclists ringing their bell to over take me - it just won't happen 
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Sorry to hear about your not so good hearing footie but I would have thought with poor hearing wearing ear plugs to listen to music would probably not help?
I have very poor eye sight and wouldn't dream of riding my bike without my glasses, I would probably have an accident, lol
Eeeeerm, so why is my "quote" the height of stupidity?
My following remark was I quote was
"I don't like to pass unless they are fully aware I am doing so and this makes it all the more difficult. Cyclists will often not keep to one line on a path and try to avoid lumps and dips as I do". Certainly not the height of stupidity eh?
So if I was trying to pass you Footie, I would wait
Maybe I didn't make my point clear but I will not pass cyclists if they are not aware I am there, I simply shout "excuse me" very politely if they don't hear my bell and unfortunately I wait if they don't
Of course I don't have this problem myself as nothing passes me on the cycle paths