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The bus driver is in the wrong for potentially causing an accident and leaving the scene, but I'm not sure I can agree with the comparison made.

Imagine you're walking down the sidewalk, minding your own business. Suddenly another pedestrian approaches from behind and blasts an air horn right in your ear. How would you feel? Even if the other pedestrian meant the air horn to be helpful ("hey, I just wanted to let you know I was passing"), most people would find it startling, aggressive, and completely unnecessary.

A pedestrian may want to acknowledge the other pedestrian with some sort of audible communication, but the scale is different if you're walking on a sidewalk. Instead of an air horn, I might say "excuse me" and even may mention the side I am passing on. I haven't seen a consensus for how cyclists and autos should communicate.

by selxic on Jun 7, 2012 10:36 am • link • report

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