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If Adults on bikes could be as simple as kids on bikes
: I find that saying "Excuse me!" usually works where "on your left"
: doesn't. I figure everyone knows what 'excuse me' means. What does it mean? Get out of my way? In all seriousness, when I'm in a situation where I want to make sure that someone knows I'm there, I just say "beep beep." It always works, and always brings a smile. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:14:08 -0700, Zoot Katz
wrote: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:36:10 -0400, , Marlene Blanshay wrote: I find that saying "Excuse me!" usually works where "on your left" doesn't. I figure everyone knows what 'excuse me' means. There's no reason a pedestrian should ever have to excuse you. They may cede their right-of-way. It is theirs to grant or deny. this morning i was out jogging on the sidewalk. it was still dark. from behind me i heard someone ring their bell. hmmm. i didn't know what to do, so i stepped off the sidewalk and continued straight. the biker (on a mountain bike) went beside me on the sidewak and said thanks. why didn't she just swerve onto the grass and give me plenty of room so i wouldn't feel uneasy? i'd guess because this situation isn't clear to anyone. if i'm riding, and approaching someone on the sidewalk, i get off early and pass them on the boulevard. or if i have to i bump down to the road. usually, i give one TING of my bell, so they know someone is getting closer. i don't know if that works for them either. hard to say. survey says: do what you want. it'll be right for some and wrong for others. you have no way to know which group you're passing. be free. ....thehick |
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Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
: : I find that saying "Excuse me!" usually works where "on your : : left" doesn't. I figure everyone knows what 'excuse me' means. : : What does it mean? Get out of my way? : : In all seriousness, when I'm in a situation where I want to make : sure that someone knows I'm there, I just say "beep beep." It always : works, and always brings a smile. Funny....I've done that too. |
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Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
: I find that saying "Excuse me!" usually works where "on your left" : doesn't. I figure everyone knows what 'excuse me' means. What does it mean? Get out of my way? In all seriousness, when I'm in a situation where I want to make sure that someone knows I'm there, I just say "beep beep." It always works, and always brings a smile. Haha, I "honked" at a cager whose attentions were not directed at the light that had just turned green. She didn't find it assuming though. Oh well, good to know that we've senses of humour. \\paul -- Paul M. Hobson Georgia Institute of Technology ..:change the words to numbers if you want to reply to me:. |
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catzz66 wrote:
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote: I 'm with Maggie on this one. The "on your left" stuff just doesn't work with a *lot* of people, yet we continue to come up with reasons why it's appropriate. Sorry, but people get easily confused when something's coming up from behind them, and in the auto world (which they're used to), you don't have a similar epithet or appropriate response. People ought to be able to "get it," but they often don't. I just say "passing on your left." So far, I have not run over anyone or had to stop and explain it yet. That's what I normally do - other times (especially when the jogger / walker / rollerblader is wearing headphones) I'll just slow down and pass them without saying anything. That almost never results in anyone doing anything dangerous, as opposed to my best efforts to be clear and instructive, which results in some Maggies (the new term for attempted pedestrian suicide by bicycle). ;-) Better still, I don't ride on multiple use paths unless I have to. There are a lot of folks out there who just don't pay attention when they are out there. That's the truth. I often ride through ASU (Arizona State University), and have come to the conclusion that flatworms probably have better navigational skills than the average ASU student with a cell phone stuck in its ear. It's a lot like MTBing would be if the trees were constatntly trying to jump in front of you... Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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Pat wrote: : : "Maggie" wrote in message :: Yesterday my husband and I were walking the multi-use path in Brookdale : Park. This is the path where I was knocked over by a cyclist couple : who shouted "ON THE LEFT" because I had no idea which way to move. : You're not supposed to move, then, are you? "ON YOUR LEFT" is a warning to : let slower traffic know you're there. Just hold your line and the faster : cyclist will pass you. Am I wrong? : : It's all about blame, doncha know. She is still trying to blame someone else. Actually I was trying to praise three little cyclists who were polite and trained quite well in riding. They knew they were on a path where many people were walking, talking and enjoying a Sunday stroll. They were polite, kind, concerned and I admired the way they handled themselves. That was the intent of my post. Not to blame anyone. I walk on the track to exercise so I do not have to worry about the confusion of multi use paths. (and they do become crazy on a beautiful Sunday afternoon)... It was my husband who wanted to walk there. But read whatever the hell you want into it Pat. That is your choice. I thought the kids were great. I admire how their parents taught them. And everyone in that park probably appreciated their mature riding ability even at such a young age. It was a post to praise some children not blame anyone. Get over it. Maggie |
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Roger Zoul wrote: You're really not learning much here, Mags. Must be a sign of getting old. I'm learning I do not enjoy posting to this group. No matter what you post, there is someone who will take what you say and try to make a major issue out of it. I ride my bike on a bike path.....I walk on a track. I enjoyed what the kids did and wrote about it. I thought they were very polite on a very congested track filled with older people, dogs, babies etc. I give kudos to their parents for teaching them manners. I am glad I joined a cycling club, as they found the story very cute. They took it for what it was....just a cute story about three little boys on their bikes. FYI I have learned alot since I fell in the park last spring when someone yelled ON YOUR LEFT. I've been in a 25 mile and a 50 mile ride charity ride and I am setting my sights on a century. I followed some advice I received from this group and found people to ride with and I also bike to work. I've come a long way since I first bought my bike and wrote my first post. Now I post to people personally when I read this newsgroup. It saves alot of aggravation. Have you noticed I don't post much. I read and respond individually. It is a heck of a lot better and I have learned much from many of you. I thank you for that. Maggie http://www.geocities.com/lindaannbus...?1100212880789 http://www.walkamerica.org/personal_page.asp?w=272039 |
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"Mike Jacoubowsky" writes:
When I'm overtaking other cyclists, and note that they're riding in a predictable fashion, I say nothing. Actually, that's not quite true; if there's an opportunity to make myself known audibly, as in casual chat with other cyclists, I do so. Why? Because it's not intimidating, and lets someone know you're there In Anglo-Saxon (and possibly later) England, it was the law the one should sing in the forest; this prevented one from being able to surprise others, as a bandit would. Perhaps we cyclists should adapt this simple technique? Although judging by my own voice, cycling would be quickly outlawed... -- Robert Uhl http://public.xdi.org/=ruhl To add to the confusion, there are many even less specific `-illions' out there, like `a bazillion,' which, I've been told, can be as high as 100,000,000 if you're counting jellybeans, and as low as 32 if you're counting, say, gunshot wounds. --Howard Taylor |
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Maggie wrote:
:: FYI I have learned alot since I fell in the park last spring when :: someone yelled ON YOUR LEFT. Could have happened with any other comment as well. :: :: I've been in a 25 mile and a 50 mile ride charity ride and I am :: setting my sights on a century. Great! :: I followed some advice I received :: from this group and found people to ride with and I also bike to :: work. Good for you! |
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