Originally Posted by
pdlamb
I've pretty much given up on bells and gone to yelling. The last straw was a couple of nice old ladies. I came up behind them, ringing my bell loudly. When I finally yelled something like, "Excuse me! Passing on your left!" one turned around and said, "Oh, a bicycle! I was wondering what that ringing noise was!"
I’ve not given up on using one of the 4 different bells or the “clown horn” I have, but I will resort to yelling if needed. The bell/horn works well 99% of the time and I often get a nice wave back. I will then wave back to everyone who actually shifts position over.
But I will yell at them if they ask for it. I don’t care what they think of me cuz I have a real problem with folks who will set out on a MULTI USE PATH with no awareness of what that means and no situational awareness. Boo hoo. I REALLY let loose, once, on 4 folks waddling along 4 abreast, blocking the whole path. Numerous bell rings with increasing frequency (friendly to panic) yielded no results. I had to swerve out onto the grass as I “bellered”.
Shortly after, a guy passed me with a knowing smile : “that wasn’t very nice.” I smiled back and said “no, it wasn’t was it?”