Originally Posted by
truenorth
One of my best purchases ever! Not used for pedestrians very often though - only the cel-phone talking oblivious jay-walkers, who ignore my bell or shout, and end up dancing like a startled school-girl after a blast from the horn. But on a shared path, the usual response to a bell is to do a frightened jump, and take a step into the only part of the path where I could possibly get through. I've long ago stopped using the bell, and just slip quietly by.
Agreed most people will just ignore the bell or jump like idiots into your path. We are not conditioned in this country to move over. Most peds and those folks with those SUV sized baby strollers think the path is only for them and will take up the whole path. I give em a on yer left a couple of times or make some kind of noise that lets them know I'm back there and if that doesn't work I yell "HEADS UP coming through" really loud that really scares the crap out of them. I use this when all else fails I especially like to use this on teenagers screwing around blocking everyone on both sides. I yelled so loud at a kid wearing his earphones that my wife couldn't believe I could yell that loud but it got his attention. I think he soiled himself.
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