As much as I like my Crane bell, I decided to go with the Hornit for my commuter. Not so much for the ped's but for the damn cars. It is loud enough to get everyone's attention when used, so that now I have witnesses to the near misses. The cars around here run red lights consistently.

I ride through old town Alexandria every day I ride and in the summer there are people with signs to "suggest" to bicyclists to stop at stop signs. I never see signs for the cars that rarely stop. Usually the ones that do stop are tourists who are lost and don't know which way to go! Ped's in this area also just cross the street at the risk of being hit by a vehicle because they didn't look or stop from the sidewalk to the street! Yes they have the right of way but when did that replace common sense of self preservation? Rant over.