Matt, I believe that constitutes "profiling" ....

On 12/7/2011 4:14 PM, Matt Logan 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.

*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] <mailto:[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.

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