Originally Posted by
corrado33
I agree with this. I'm a biker and ever *I* am surprised when someone yells "on your left" from behind me. I don't swerve, but I usually jerk my head around to look. I personally respond much better to a bell than I do to a voice.
Yeah, it's a pretty terrible phrase. Well meant, but effectively pretty terrible.
I keep looking for a device that would make a low but relatively pleasant sound that I could put on my bike. Like the more pleasant hubs sound when they coast, or a fishing reel makes when a fish is pulling on the line. So people walking (who weren't wearing earphones) could hear me behind them. Haven't found one yet though, but I think it would be about the best solution.