something else for sure - if I'm panic braking, my bell is also ringing On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 2:21:46 PM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: > > And you can't please everybody. Some people are looking for offense. I > about decided the old man was pushing and taking up the whole path on > purpose. > But you are doing the right and safe thing and someone is offended, it's > all on them and not about you. > > There was this one guy several times - haven't seen him in a long time - > who made fun of my bell, singing out ICE CREAM. > I replied in my best voca musici, No, Gelato. > > On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 2:12:58 PM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> Richard, for a bike approaching at 20 mph and even slowing to pass you at >> 10 mph, unless you're constantly swinging your head or wearing a rear view >> mirror, you can still get surprised. >> Sparing pedestrians the surprise and shock of our very quiet bikes is >> just polite - maybe it's just my very quiet bikes. >> In case of people with dogs, you want to give them as much warning as >> possible as an unfortunately majority need it to get their animals under >> control. >> I bet I haven't offended 3 pedestrians in 5 years, and the one I offended >> this week was randomly crossing from left to right across my path, was >> elderly, and I couldn't tell whether he was hard of hearing as he gave me >> no acknowledgement. >> The regular pedestrians on my routes all know me by my bell, smile and >> wave - even those who didn't used to. >> >> On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 2:04:19 PM UTC-6, Richard Rios wrote: >>> >>> Maybe I'm just weird but I do glance back every so often as I walk >>> along. Do the same on my bike. Keeps me from being surprised at least 80 >>> percent of the time. Also most bikes are not absolutely silent usually >>> there will be some kind of noise that alerts me to a bike comming along. >>> Tire buzz, chain squeek, brake squeel, friends talking and enjoying the >>> ride, dirt or leaves being ran over. The only problem I find with that is >>> if some one is playing out racing fantasies and being a bit inconsiderate, >>> then they will close to fast to react to and it is a bit startling. But >>> hey if having to pay some attention to what is going on in the environment >>> is to much to ask ...maybe I'll just go into the mirrors for pedestrians >>> buisness! That way they can just look straight ahead, with ear buds in, >>> monitoring Fit bit, smoking a pipe, drinking a cup o' joe, while reading >>> Ann Patchette and still see what is going on behind them !) >>> >>> Richard "spider sense" Rios >>> >>
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