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> As a cyclist there isn’t really any good way to reliably avoid startling a pedestrian in a mixed environment. Why couldn't you just ask (or require) bicyclis
by P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
> As a cyclist there isn’t really any good way to reliably avoid startling a pedestrian in a mixed environment.
Why couldn't you just ask (or require) bicyclists to use bells or horns of some sort? Pedestrians would get used to the noise after a while.
- consp 4y agoAs an example; That has worked fine for at least a century since bells were introduced as a requirement on bicycles in the 1900's around here (yes that is no typo). Pedestrians are usually annoyed but do notices the cyclist and that's what you want to achieve.
- usrusr 4y agoBells have zero effect on pedestrians. Bells are required where I live and I repeat that experiment a lot.
- krisoft 4y agoI don’t understand the facination with the bell. In what way would it help with the situation as described? Do you think it would startle the pedestrians less than the human voice?