I regularly call out "on your left" when I pass humans. And since the boy scout motto is "be prepared", I am ready to call out "a la izquierda" if I happen to be passing someone I am pretty sure speaks spanish.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Evans Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 4:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Yes, riding a $150 bike is elitist, while I am constantly ringing my bell along the path and even in the street when I approach/pass peds or bikers. Too often I get a weird look like I'm... weird. Some people giggle (like I'm... entertainment??). 50% of the approached pedestrians or bikers are unaware that I am ringing the bell for them because... they can't hear me (ipod). But I reckon that somewhere along the line some other biker will see my example and get a bell or call out when passing. I note that most all foreign-type students quickly move to the right. Mark On 12/7/11 3:44 PM, [email protected] wrote: Unfortunately, this is true in Madison, as well. I get lots complaints from pedestrians about bicyclists. The Police are hearing this as well, especially in the downtown areas. Complaints include not giving an audible warning (and waiting for a reaction to be sure it is safe) before passing on a path or sidewalk, riding on sidewalks where it's illegal (wherever the sidewalk is adjacent to buildings), bicyclists failing to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks (I was doing a traffic study at a school one day and watched in dismay as a bicyclist went through the crosswalk while an adult guard was standing in the street with his stop sign raised), etc. -- Follow Wheels for Winners on FACEBOOK <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=734289628&v=wall&ref=profile#%21/pag es/Wheels-for-Winners/168983346461729>
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