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Old 09-28-07, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzman
I use a

bell- ding ding

and

voice- HEY!

That works well for me as well. I start out soft and work my way up in volume as the situation dictates. Seeing that I have 50 foot whisper, and I used to teach swimming at a pool and know how to project my voice without any effort I can realy let myself be heard. I find that every so often a good loud yell is kind of therapeutic... I am sure Freud if allive would have something to say on that... I don't wait till I am about to get run over either. As I approach an intersection with a car waiting I will ring the bell if they are not looking straight at me. If that doesn't work right away I start with a Hey and then realy yell "Hey" loadly if I think they are ignoring me and therefore at risk of hitting me.

Happy riding,
André
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