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Originally Posted by Engine09
I'm on the bike 5 days a week commuting to work, a good potion of that is along the Bow and Fish Creek. I can't tell you how many times I ring my bell well ahead of time but people constantly get confused and startled then move left and turn around. I stay cheerful and say hello, never going too fast to frighten them but holy #### it's infuriating.
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I get why it happens. Even if you know the rules, it's natural instinct to be somewhat startled by surprise noises from behind, and I think loud bells sometimes do more harm than good in this regard. I think a simple "on your left" can often be less disruptive.
Personally, when sharing a road with fast things like cars or bikes, I think it would make more sense for pedestrians to walk on the
left side of the road, instead of the right. This way, pedestrians don't have to move for, or get as startled by, things coming up behind them, and can clearly see things coming towards them. But that would require a bit of a cultural shift in thinking, which I'm not sure is going to happen in NA.