I tend to find that, wherever I go, regardless of how they are getting
around, some people are paying attention and being considerate, some people
aren't, and a few people are deliberately rude.

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 4:14 PM, Matt Logan <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.****
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> 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).
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> But I reckon that somewhere along the line some other biker will see my
> example and get a bell or call out when passing.
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> I note that most all foreign-type students quickly move to the right.
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> Mark
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> On 12/7/11 3:44 PM, [email protected] wrote: ****
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> 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.****
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