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It's different for motorcycles, since your head is in the wind.
As for wearing headphones while driving a car (in the US), it depends on the state, and most states have no prohibition on it.
https://www.vlaw.com/is-it-illegal-to-wear-headphones-while-driving/
Not a lot of information about earplugs, but I did find this:
https://www.thewisedrive.com/driving-with-earplugs/
I can definitely see where wearing earplugs while driving a car could be problematic, because you can roll the windows up, and I would expect that your ability to hear emergency vehicles would be hampered while wearing earplugs in a closed car.
On the other hand, hearing impaired people - including those who are wholly deaf - drive legally all the time, so I'm not entirely sure where earplugs would land.
In other news, in most states it is perfectly legal to drive naked as long as you're not exposing yourself to minors. This includes not wearing shoes.
In Illinois it's law you need to be wearing shoes. I've never seen it enforced, but it's in the handbook. Being naked can be considered public indecency depending on a few other factors.
I am obliged to correct that.