Pete2d ago
So #BikeTooter seems very excited by this noise-cancelling headphone negating bell, but I don't get it. Pedestrians have priority. End of. They don't need to hear you. Many can't hear you even if they wanted to. Thinking that dinging a bell comes with an expectation of a clear run is no different to drivers honking a horn and expecting cyclists to get out the road. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Show threadBill Hulley2d ago
@pete also, deaf people exist.
Show threadFrank O'Dwyer

@billhulley @pete 100% - plus (in my experience) most people’s reaction if they do hear a bike bell is sheer terror and scrambling to get out of the way.

Instead I think cyclists (and I am one) should slow down behind the pedestrians, maybe say something, and wait to be noticed. (But assume we haven’t been until proven otherwise)

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