Side topic --
Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
I may just stick with shouting: "passing!" or "on your left!" or "coming through!"
The phrase I've used the most has become just, "You're good, you're good!" (always repeating so they're sure of what I said the first time). It doesn't seem as rude as announcing that I'm coming through, and seems to encourage them to keep doing what they're doing and let me worry about getting around. But, I have to slow down enough to make it practical -- but that's fine, too, since I'm not expecting to maintain (relatively) high speeds among crowds.