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Originally Posted by habernac
Lol. “Cyclists never ring their bells on the pathway.” Sure we do. People either get mad because we rang it and made noise it they don’t hear it through their headphones. Painting bike riders with the sole selfish user brush is hilarious.
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People don’t get mad. I’m on the bike paths 4-5 times a week, and I ring my bell 20-30 times a ride. Nobody gets mad.
And I didn’t say cyclists are the only selfish users on the paths. But as the ones operating vehicles going much faster than other users, we have more responsibility than pedestrians.
Question to a fellow cyclist: I get passed by 4-6 other cyclists on a typical ride. Almost none of them ring a bell or announce that they’re passing. Do you think I’m justified in calling them dickheads as they pass? Or are my expectations unreasonable?