From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!npoiv!npois!cbosgd!mark Newsgroups: net.cycle Title: headphones and helmets Article-I.D.: cbosgd.2585 Posted: Thu Sep 2 14:07:32 1982 Received: Sun Sep 5 06:05:16 1982 Is there a way to install headphones (of the walkman genre or similar) in a motorcycle helmet which (a) works, (b) is safe, (c) is legal, (d) any combination of the above? Do particular helmets or particular headphones work better? Are the on-the-ear phones much better in this respect for hearing outside noises than the over-the-ear phones? How might the ability to hear horns, sirens, etc with such a setup compare with (1) helmet and typical motorcycle engine noise alone, (2) stereo mounted in your fairing [how do you keep these weatherproofed and burglerproofed? - no, I don't have a fairing], (3) a tanky car with the windows rolled up and the stereo on?