Another vote for bells here. Where I live, riding from home (i.e.,
without driving to a remote ride start) is impossible without riding on
one of the most popular MUPs in the country (so much for avoiding the
problem by not riding there) and especially near the District of
Columbia many of the walkers are foreign tourists who don't understand
English. A bell is a universal symbol, understood everywhere. But
Tim's right about many people not noticing, no matter what the warning:
runners lost in their own heads, people listening to music - they're
just not paying attention.
On 12/28/2016 07:26 AM, Ron Mc wrote:
no, I don't.
Bell. I always ring mine twice. As soon as I think be heard, and
again just before I pass. I usually get thanked for it by the
pedestrian, and people who need to adjust their width and do so will
get thanked by me.
Dogs on leash, as much warning as possible. Out of control masters, I
may ring 6 or 7 times.
For the rest, especially earbudworld and always with children,
anticipate panic stop.
On Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 7:33:06 PM UTC-6, Tim wrote:
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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