Do you think it's ok, when riding on the path, if you can pass a walker/runner/family, safely with 3 feet to spare, to go by without warning? That means not saying "on your left" or something else, or not ringing your bell if you have one. I ask because I was riding my Roadeo today (50 degrees here in KC!) and it doesn't have a bell yet. A bell is my much preferred method of warning that I'm there. But I find that many people are startled by a bell just as much as "on your left." Or they have earbuds in and don't here you. Also, my experience with "on your left" is that 50% of the people who hear that, move to their left. I ALWAYS ride with the knowledge that pedestrians have the right of way, NO MATTER WHAT. I give a wide berth to others, really slow down when there's a family, and try to smile and be friendly. But the more I think about it, it really seems to me that a warning of any type only works with about half of the people out there. On the other hand, I passed a woman one day without warning her, she was on the far right and I was on the far left, at least 5 feet away, and she was pretty nasty about letting me know she didn't like it. So sometimes it seems like you just can't win. What do you all think?
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