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The cow catcher method? As show in this thread already?

Always let the pedestrians go first. Especially in a mine field. :)

Now THAT made me laugh out loud! Too funny. BTW I agree with your post completely.

I commute on it daily. When the Sac State crew rowers are jogging near Nimbus Dam, they yell "Bike!" up the chain to alert their buddies of my presence.

I've found just yelling "Bike!" works pretty well with the other peds on the trail also.

If you have to go through all these changes (yelling, bells, swerving, etc.), why even ride a bike? I mean, if you are not maintaining a certain level of speed and freedom, you might as well walk. I like our Rivertrail because it is pretty, but I only ride in off times like weekdays and winter. Otherwise, it's better to ride on the road. Or get a mountain bike and go on the real trails.

Huh?

Hey, Just another Flamethrower story from the commute home this evening. I was almost to the end of the trail. It was pretty dark. I saw a couple of cyclists up ahead with no lights or reflectors. (I could barely make out their silhouettes backlit by the sanitation plant.) As soon as they got within range of the Flamethrower one of the guys starts yelling, "Car, Car, Car!!!" to his buddy. They parted like the Red Sea as I cruised through and said, "Thanks guys!" They laughed. It was a nice ride home.

I appreciate all the experience everyone has shared in this thread. I feel like I'm better able to deal with the variety of obstacles I encounter every day on the trail.

Cool HUH? :beer:

i have this really loud airhorn my bike has really good brakes but the momentum it generates makes them seem worthless after a accident i got this realy loud airhorn uses a waterbottle (or in my care a 2 liter bottle) for air supply and its loud enough to be heard a few blocks away. i dont know who makes it im in the process of adding a tripple trumpet

Air Zound...The problem I had with mine was, it's so loud that if you are at a distance the peds think it is a car on the street somewhere. If you are near them, you scare them so much they can't function at all.