by Zebee Johnstone <zebeej@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 29, 2008 at 08:44 PM
In aus.bicycle on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:23:02 GMT
Adrian Tritschler <ajft64+noos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> But that'd be why many many cyclists will *not* ring a bell or call out
> when they approach a pedestrian from behind, choosing instead to pass a
I do if they aren't already keeping well left or seem otherwise
preoccupied.
And if I have rung the bell, I say "thank you" when I go past. I have
had a "thanks for ringing the bell" back more than once.
(The startled reactions I get from saying thank you make me think it's
not a usual thing...)
The number of people behaving unpredictably once I've rung the bell is
very low. As in "can't recall the last time" low.
I do remember a bloke without a bell who saw two people on the path
and went to pass them on their right. But they were veering right to
take a side route. He called before they started moving but I've
found calling not useful as people don't think it means them.
On the whole peds seem no more or less silly than any other class of
people. Funny that.
Zebee
