Originally Posted by
wolfchild
What really startles, confuses and scares people is when some cyclists comes up from behind and starts shouting on your left or some other confusing jargon...Using a bell shouldn't scare, confuse and startle people. I've had people thank me for using a bell, never had a problem scaring or startling anybody.
I say "passing on your left" about 10 feet back (depending on speed of pass). Never startled or confused anyone doing this. I've seen plenty of people who can't figure out which side the bell is coming from. Is "passing on your left" confusing jargon to you? Some remedial educational may be in order.
This is one of these stupid arguments that get stirred up on BF every so often. Don't close ninja pass, otherwise it makes little to no difference what noise you make to make your presence known.