Curious: Is it ever okay to pass on the right? I ask because a few weeks ago while biking on the eastside bikepath, a biker behind me said "passing on your ..." and when I heard that, I automatically veered to the right side of the path, when s/he finished the sentence "... right!" I very nearly hit that person, s/he nearly drove into the bushes, and I was SO irritated. Pass on the left, yes?
--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Ross, Arthur <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ross, Arthur <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bikies] A Modest Proposal, Bikers Take the High Road / Biking Rules Street Code To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 3:46 PM B.C. Brown wrote <I'm one of those folks (whether on bike or on foot) who is easily auditorily startled (and maybe kinesthetically dyslexic) and liable to veer left when I hear "left."> This is why the recommended passing procedure includes this not quite haiku titled Passing Passing slow down first give audible warning wait for reaction . Arthur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of B.C. Brown Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] A Modest Proposal, Bikers Take the High Road / Biking Rules Street Code Just want to register agreement with John's comments re "passing." Thanks, bcb On Sep 8, 2009, at 9:23 AM, [email protected] wrote: Thanks Steve for bringing the conversation back to the original topic. This is a really easy thing to do and is a good habit to get into even when you see people with headphones. Some actually have the volume low enough that they can hear you when you give warning. I have been experimenting recently, and just saying, "passing" in a friendly conversational tone seems to be the most effective. When I say "Left" or "Passing on your left," sometimes it startles people and they just hear the word "left" and think it's a command to move left. A simple message of "Passing" seems to be well understood and they don't follow the unintended subliminal message and move left. Thanks, John Rider The Bike Safety Guy -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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