Originally Posted by
ill.clyde
I rarely, if ever, say OYL. One, headphones on most walkers makes it pointless. Two, in the morning there just aren't many people going my way.
Sometimes I'll offer a good morning/afternoon, once there was a mom riding with her son in one of those handlebar mounted kid seats and I told him "I like your ride."
I don't have a bell either. If I'm commuting on my roadie, I've got one of those loud freewheel hubs like someone mentioned earlier. I'll just coast for a second and people will hear it. On my CX/commuter, I've purposefully left the front canti adjusted in such a way that it will squeal when I use it, and most of the time I just have to blip it and it'll squeal enough to get someone's attention.
If neither works, I just get as far left as possible, pass quickly and hope for the best
I try to always compliments the kids who are out learning to ride. and they get a huge "thank you" or "good job" if their parents are making obvious efforts to teach them good etiquette.
headphone wearers and ignorant groups are the worst. I have a bad habit of buzzing a little closer when I have to announce more than twice and they still don't move or even acknowledge that I'm coming up on them.