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  • Trail: Slow down, Ring a bell, passing on your left
  • Sidewalk: Slow down, Ring a bell, passing on your left

Ringing a bell to alert the pedestrian 10 seconds or so before passing then saying something "passing on your left" once thy're closer would be ideal. I've had a bicyclist shout something directly behind me and I was so startled that my instinct was to move out of the way of the path that I had been walking (because why else would someone be yelling in my ear unless they were warning me that I was in immediate danger and I needed to get out of the way?) I can see why the poor woman was so startled and reacted the way she did, which is why for the most part I try to avoid being on any sidewalk or trail that bicyclists also use.

by grumpy on Jun 12, 2012 10:38 am • link • report

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