Driving while rocking out to your favorite tunes is perfectly legal when you're blasting your car stereo. But is it illegal to drive with headphones or earbuds?
Using headphones or earbuds behind the wheel may seem safe -- after all, you'retechnically complying with all those "hands-free" laws that keep popping up in more states and local jurisdictions nationwide. Right?
Well, it depends where you're driving. Some states specifically cite safety concerns in making it illegal to drive with headphones or earbuds -- while laws in other states are much more hands-off.
Pennsylvania has had a law on the books since 1974 that prohibits driving while wearing headphones, including earbuds.
The headphone prohibition does not apply to devices for improving hearing or communication equipment used by emergency vehicle drivers or motorcyclists. Nor does it prohibit use of a cellphone headset that provides sound through one ear, allowing surrounding sounds to be heard with the other ear.
The law was amended in 1995 to permit headsets for cellphone use.
A violation of the headphone law carries a fine of $50 to $300, plus costs, imprisonment of up to three months, or both.
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