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  • Trail: Slow down, Ring a bell, On your left
  • Sidewalk: Slow down, Ring a bell, "I'd like to pass on your right/left, please"

Something I learned in Miami, and is equally applicable here with the volume of tourists in the district...not everybody speaks English, but 99.9% of people know that "bring bring" of a bicycle bell.

I avoid the sidewalk as much as I possibly can, and I figure that when I do ride on the sidewalk, I'm the one who should defer. I thank those who make way for me. When I'm a pedestrian (or being overtaken by faster bicyclists when I'm riding for that matter), I want to hear the bell or warning so that I know that they are there.

by Erin Mullen on Jun 13, 2012 4:41 pm • link • report

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