There’s a guy in my area that does that… He told me one day that it’s to help give people and animals a heads-up that he’s coming, which is helpful when overtaking people from behind, or around blind corners.
Sounded like an excuse at first, but it actually did help some of the time when I saw him after that. I have begrudgingly changed my mind about it.
He’s still being selfish, Cyclists and mountain bikers yield to hikers, runners, and equestrians, Hikers and runners yield to equestrians. Downhill users yield to uphill users.
Yup. I slow, inform, and then overtake when safe. If they don’t seem to respond, I’ll wait to overtake. On a bike path, I can usually just overtake with 3’ (1m) space.
There’s a guy in my area that does that… He told me one day that it’s to help give people and animals a heads-up that he’s coming, which is helpful when overtaking people from behind, or around blind corners.
Sounded like an excuse at first, but it actually did help some of the time when I saw him after that. I have begrudgingly changed my mind about it.
He’s still being selfish, Cyclists and mountain bikers yield to hikers, runners, and equestrians, Hikers and runners yield to equestrians. Downhill users yield to uphill users.
https://usacycling.org/article/trail-etiquette-for-mountain-bikers
Yup. I slow, inform, and then overtake when safe. If they don’t seem to respond, I’ll wait to overtake. On a bike path, I can usually just overtake with 3’ (1m) space.
I’ve got a bell on my handlebars for that.
I have scared people with my bike bell before. They almost ended up more in my path. Speakers seem like a better solution to me.