LAREDO CYCLING CLUB

Thank you so much for attending This year’s world wide Ride of silence We at Laredo cycling club deeply appreciate your assistance to this important cycling event . Your energy and enthusiasm truly made the ride a success. Special thanks and Appreciation to the Laredo Police Department for their professionalism and safety provide during, before and after the event. Muchas Gracias 🙏

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Free family cycling event. Tomorrow Wednesday May 20th

Laredo Cycling Club to host Ride of Silence event
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The dangers of wearing earphones or out of ear headphones on bicycle rides.

Wearing out-of-ear (open-ear or bone-conduction) headphones during a cycling group ride introduces several safety risks, primarily involving reduced situational awareness and distraction.
While these designs are safer than in-ear earbuds because they allow ambient noise to pass through, they still impede hearing necessary cues and disrupt group cohesion.

Auditory masking: At higher volumes, music can drown out the sound of approaching vehicles, electric cars, or wind noise, particularly at higher speeds.

• Slowed reaction time: Studies have shown that listening to music, even with open-ear options, can subtly impair the ability to identify where sounds are coming from and reduce reaction times to auditory signals.

Increased Risk of
Collisions

• Inattentional Blindness: Your focus might be on the audio, causing you to miss visual cues on the road, such as abrupt slowing by the group.
• Unpredictable Movement: If you do not hear a rider passing or a warning call, you might make a sudden, unexpected move, leading to a collision with other cyclists.

For the safety of every cyclist, We highly encourage everyone to avoid riding with any type of earphones during group rides

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