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Fast Lane
Cam Donald
TALK TO YOU LATER
There will be no other voices inside my helmet besides my own, thanks
just got myself a My thoughts on rider-to-
helmet comms rider or rider-to-pillion
system. It works a intercom systems are
Itreat,” a good mate similar – not having to
recently said. communicate is such
“I can make and answer a positive attribute in
calls without pulling motorcycling.
over, listen to music on Sure, there are always
dull straights or have a few missed turns and
rider-to-rider intercom. delays while regrouping
You should look into on a bunch ride, but if
them. It’d be handy if we you could talk while
all had comms for our riding what would be left
next group ride…” to say when you get to the
Hmm. “Yeah, I can pub?
see how that could be They say good
handy, mate, but I like communication is key to
the fact I’m completely I enjoy some rare time with a healthy relationship,
offline when I’m on but I’m not sure how
the bike.” My mate was my thoughts, while looking that applies to a rider-
clearly excited about for speed cameras pillion situation. When
his new gizmo, and I I’m at the controls and
almost felt bad pissing make a stupid move
on his parade, but helmet my way of protesting do we actually learn? or take a wrong turn,
comms are not for me. smartphones and their I can’t help but think I already know of my
I understand how relentless impact on our life would be simpler error. And I certainly
improvements in the daily lives. Our digital without phones, and I don’t need a voice in my
technology have been companions leave us know that motorcycling helmet telling me too. In
brilliant for those who with few excuses to miss is simpler without them. fairness, when Kaz is at
want to stay connected, a call, email or breaking When riding in the controls, I struggle
but I look at motorcycling news. This has to led traffic, my mind is to keep my opinions to
as the final frontier – I to an ever-increasing busy dodging cars myself as a passenger,
can escape distraction amount of FOMO (fear and looking for speed and our relationship is
and simply focus on my of missing out) and this cameras. On the open much healthier without
ride. alone is why some install road, I enjoy some rare my two cents.
If I was riding a bike comms units. time with my thoughts, With middle age just a
for work, like a courier, Smartphones are sold while looking for speed few years away, I figure
then it might become a to us on the premise cameras. Adding a my generation will be one
necessity but, as long as that they make life phone conversation to of the last to know life
my riding is for pleasure simpler, and always being any of these situations before smartphones. Who
or commuting, I’m informed is sure to make is a serious distraction. knows what the future
unlikely to change my us smarter. But for all the It’s the same reason I holds for motorcycle
tune. time spent mindlessly always wear earplugs: I communication? I hope
When I stop to think scrolling through our find excess noise in the it remains the final
about it, maybe it’s phone’s screen, how much helmet distracting. frontier.
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