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  • Trail: Ring a bell, Passing, On your left
  • Sidewalk: Slow down, Ring a bell, Passing, On your left

Most of my bikes don't have bells. I tend to enunciate "passing - on your left" in clear tones as I approach a pedestrian or closer cyclist, then again as I get closer. Hands are always on the brakes, at the ready, and I always assume that pedestrians may misinterpret what I say (or not hear me at all due to headphones/phone conversation/in-person conversation/daydreaming/other hearing impairment).

And the only time I tend to ride on the sidewalk is in the last block of my commute, when it is the only safe passage between points A and B, or in places where the sidewalk doubles as a bike path (e.g. The Mall). But to me, the sideWALK is just that: a pedestrian thoroughfare, not a cyclists' express lane. 99 times out of 100, I'm on the street, being a vehicular cyclist.

by Rudi Riet on Jun 12, 2012 8:54 am • link • report

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