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"Get off the phone too!"

"Brian, I'm assuming you meant: Nobody should need the RedEye, the ATA, or a law to know that riding with headphones is less safe than riding without headphones. As for the RedEye, when they give it out for free, it does make excellent…"

"Kevin, RedEye got their info from Brian Steele, the spokesperson at CDOT. And we confirmed it today rom the Training & Enforcement Coordinator at CDOT who is an Active Trans employee consulted to work at CDOT. I was personally a bit shocked…"

"I know you apologized and it's not my intention to rub your nose in it, but it is a little bit frightening to me when the RedEye is a more authoritative source of information regarding bicycling ordinances and/or statutes than the Active…"

"Um, it's against the law. This from the Illinois Rules of the Road (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/rules_of_the_road/rr_chap04.html) Illinois law states that you may not: . . . * wear a headset while driving. Headsets are…"

"OK, we were incorrect about this. If you haven't seen the RedEye today, it IS legal to bike with headphones. Sorry we posted incorrectly. We at Active Trans still don't think it's a safe choice but is not illegal. The reason is that…"

"Its not a good habit, but I'll admit that In the past 6 months I've started riding with an ear bud in my right ear. I keep the volume low enough so that I can hear the traffic around me and other bicyclists. I also try to be as safe as I…"

"I don't think cycling with headphones is a great idea. I frown upon my friends doing it. But I wear headphones whenever I ride (alone). And the reason is that it's a lot more enjoyable for me- not so much to be listening to music, but to…"