Using Headphones While Driving

While portable music players have allowed consumers to take their music with them wherever they want, they can actually cause many problems when used in inappropriate situations. From cassette players to CD players and most recently the mp3 player, music players have continually evolved to give people access to more music. Many people use these players while running, exercising, or doing work in the yard. Unfortunately, there are many people who listen to personal music players through headphones while driving, putting innocent lives at risk.

When drivers listen to headphones, they eliminate their ability to hear their surroundings and respond to avoid accidents. To speak with a qualified attorney about your legal options, contact the Pennsylvania car accident lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., at 610-667-7511. We will help you fight for the financial compensation you need.

Headphone Dangers

Drivers need their sense of hearing just as much as they need to use their other senses while driving. Not only do portable music players restrict your hearing to the music playing in your ears, they also give drivers another distraction in the car. Turning the device on or switching songs can be just as dangerous as using a cell phone.

When someone uses headphones while driving, they lose the ability to hear the following:

• Emergency vehicles coming from behind
• Other vehicles honking to warn you of their presence
• Other emergency sounds or warnings for railroads and crosswalks

Contact Us

If you have been hurt in an accident that could have been prevented had another motorist not been wearing headphones while driving, you may be due financial compensation. Contact the Pennsylvania car accident attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., at 610-667-7511 to speak with a compassionate and committed legal advocate.