Originally Posted by
Dave Cutter
+1 A lot of people want to blame pedestrians or motorists for not paying attention being neglectful. But in reality... many daily activity's challenge normal people. It doesn't take much to put most people off their game just enough to cause an accident.
This. ^^
also "on your left" can be confusing for a lot of people who are not familiar with the lingo. someone here on the forum recommended using "Bicycle behind you" - it's short enough to get the message to the ped and there's no mistaking it. gives peds time to move out of the way esp. if you announce yourself early enough/loudly enough. i've used it and i find it works well. i use "on your left" with cyclists but one cyclist was angry i passed them or didn't like the language i used (maybe i should have said "I'm passing you on your left"). in any case. i think "bicycle behind you" works well for peds.