Originally Posted by mark48310
this whole "on your left" thing seems to work nicely USUALLY as far as other bikers are concerned. but for the general public,
I agree, it is a horrible "tradition".
A bike bell works the best although nothing is a sure bet. Many people do not hear you say "on your left" as they are wearing headphones, bad hearing, or you are too far away. Or people don't understand right from left sometimes. Most times when I walk on a multiuse trail, the bikes will yell on your left about ONE SECOND before passing. The worse offenders are fashion roadies who watch their cyclometers instead of the scenery.