Seems to be some misunderstanding of what bike bells are for here... A bell is helpful in a situation where a pedestrian is not aware of an approaching bike. T

Seems to be some misunderstanding of what bike bells are for here... A bell is helpful in a situation where a pedestrian is not aware of an approaching bike. The bell informs the pedestrian of two things: 1. That there is an approaching bike. 2. Roughly were the bike is approaching from. The hope is that the pedestrian will then behave in a predictable way to allow a safe pass by the bike. In almost all cases the pedestrian will be able to simply continue doing what they were doing before they heard the bell. If a pedestrian can not hear bike bells, for whatever reason, that is not a problem. They can just stay consistent with the centreline of the path/road/way. They then have a responsibility to shoulder check when shifting from side to side.