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mixed use pathways and pedestrians

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  • April 25, 2012 at 3:45 pm #15635
    zzgavin

    I’ve taken to clearly saying which side I’m going to pass someone walking or cycling slower than me.

    “Passing on your right”

    I did it yesterday and got a very warm response from an older woman, who said it was a common expression in the US. She really appreciated it and wished other cyclists would do the same. Do other people do this?

    There is a lot of mixed use cycle way near me and in Central London, I suspect much of the infrastructure vaguely promised will come in this form, rather than making roads narrower. So any other ideas for sharing with people walking? Hoping for a thread of ideas and suggestions =)

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  • April 25, 2012 at 4:29 pm #676259
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    BUZZ6835

    I recently had a similar
    I recently had a similar experience with an elderly couple. Their response to my, “excuse me please” was, “shouldn’t you have a bell”
    I think bells are impersonal and rude!

    April 25, 2012 at 4:22 pm #676257
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    trikeman

    I used to find that to just
    I used to find that to just stop pedalling on my old Fulcrum wheels was enough to scare the living hell out of Peds when approaching from the rear. :))
    I can’t remember saying anything, just stopped pedalling and the freehub would yell the rest.
    I do ask now I have Mavics though……

    Regards

    Trikeman. 😉

    April 25, 2012 at 4:15 pm #676255
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    Edgeley

    I got abused recently by a
    I got abused recently by a knob of a pedestrian for calling politely instead of using a bell. You just can’t win sometimes.

    April 25, 2012 at 4:14 pm #676253
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    Spangly Shiny

    I’m with ZZ a bit of manners
    I’m with ZZ a bit of manners does nobody any harm. Also works for passing horses on little rural lanes.

    April 25, 2012 at 3:55 pm #676251
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    giff77

    On the rare occassion of
    On the rare occassion of shared path use I tend to call cyclist approaching while keeping my speed down. This allows the ped to turn and choose where to step. Most cases they are pretty grateful. Bell ringing currently still has that aggressive tone. Mind you, I have observed other cyclists not giving peds the opportunity to move after ringing/calling if at all.

    I will always call on right when passing another cycliSt when on the road.

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