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Originally Posted by SebC
There's a huge difference between listening to the stereo and in-ear headphones with respect to their impact on your ability to hear what's going on around you. Although it may be that on a noisy motorcylce, you can't hear anything happening around you anyways. That I wouldn't know.
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Once you're moving at any speed, you can't hear jack on a bike. It's more wind noise than anything. A properly fitting full-face helmet helps, but even with that, it's brutal. Many riders wear earplugs on highway rides because it's so bad; if you can't hear anything anyway, it might as well be quiet rather than damaging your hearing.
Cars today are designed to block out as much outside noise as possible - the "quiet interior" is something manufacturers strive for and market. The noise-cancelling cocoon that is the modern car interior easily blocks as much sound as a helmet and in-ear headphones out in the environment. After that, music volume is music volume whether you're in a car or on a bike.