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. Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―
#Cycling #BikeTooter
Show threadCycling_Liz2d ago
@pete When you're on a shared cycle route and pedestrians are walking away from you in the middle of the path, if you can't be heard, you are stuck behind them until such time as they notice you there. It can take several minutes. It's not to do with priority, it's that often they do not share, and don't take notice of shouts, dings or anything else and when you eventually overtake them they have been known to shout at me because they claim I've not warned them by ringing my bell. πŸ«©πŸ™„
Show threadCycling_Liz2d ago
@pete Noise cancelling headphones have their place, but their place is not on a shared cycle path.
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHire2d ago

@Cycling_Liz @pete

From my cold dead hands....

Show threadCycling_Liz2d ago
@ClintonAnderson @pete That's fine but if you're walking in the middle of a cycle path completely unaware of anything and everything around you, don't be surprised if people get a bit pissed off at you if you're preventing them from passing.
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHire2d ago

@Cycling_Liz @pete

Pedestrians have the right of way.

Calm down.... All you have to be is considerate. It won't hurt you.

Show threadJe ne comprends pas2d ago
@ClintonAnderson @Cycling_Liz @pete You're absolutely correct, and that applies just as much to the person with noise cancelling earphones occupying the centre of a shared path. Having the right of way doesn't mean you don't also have to be considerate. As you say, it won't hurt you.
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHire2d ago

@zebulonmysterioso @Cycling_Liz @pete

The more vulnerable user is the least responsible.

A cyclist should ALWAYS give way to pedestrians, ANC headphones or not.

It doesn't hurt a cyclist to slow down to pass safely, on a shared path. If a cyclist doesn't, then the cyclist is the asshole.

Signed... A cyclist.

Show threadPete2d ago
@ClintonAnderson @zebulonmysterioso @Cycling_Liz
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Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHire2d ago

@pete @zebulonmysterioso @Cycling_Liz

Children first.... But yeah!

I want that as a sticker for my bike! For my guitar cases...

Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHire2d ago

@pete @zebulonmysterioso @Cycling_Liz

Also, I'd prioritize public busses (and other public transit) over private cars etc...

But that has more to do with efficiency, safety, and environmentalism

Show threadPete2d ago
@ClintonAnderson @zebulonmysterioso @Cycling_Liz In the UK it's part of the Highway Code. https://www.motoringresearch.com/advice/hierarchy-of-road-users/
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHire2d ago

@pete @zebulonmysterioso @Cycling_Liz

In Ontario Canada it's part of the, get this, maritime code... But not part of the highway/road laws.....

Show threadPete2d ago
@ClintonAnderson *mounts fog horn on front rack*
Show threadClinton Anderson SwordForHire

@pete

Don't laugh

A friend of mine who cycle commutes along a very busy road (has to, there's no other way to get to and from his work) has a compressed air horn on his bike.

Ngl it sounds like a semi truck the first few blasts.

He doesn't use it on peds, but cars are fair game!

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