Lounge of Tomorrow - Total Serious Happy Thread

Good for you, GD! Bike commuting is fun! And yes, the 10mph speed limit is absolutely absurd. I'd ignore it, and so long as you're not rude, people will probably not hassle you.

A bike bell to announce your presence tends to help people be happier about sharing the path with bikes.

wendybeth

07-15-2010 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake (Post 329018)

I stil haz job. :D

Yaayyyyy!!!!! :)

Ghoulish Delight

07-15-2010 08:58 PM

I'm pretty sure a bike bell would get me punched in the face.

alphabassettgrrl

07-15-2010 09:18 PM

Really?

I've got a squeezy horn that squeaks. A lot of people have the ding! bells. Lets people know you're there and about to pass them.

Not Afraid

07-15-2010 10:40 PM

I like the little round thumb bells that go brrrringcbrrring.

Disneyphile

07-15-2010 11:47 PM

My bike horn is a turtle that sounds exactly like a loud squeak toy when squeezed. :)

alphabassettgrrl

07-16-2010 05:16 AM

Yeah, those little round ones are pretty common. Even guys have them! They usually only ding them in response to someone else ringing, but they got 'em!

Ghoulish Delight

07-16-2010 07:59 AM

Yep, punched.

I've found a simple "Passing on your left" suffices just fine. Or, if I want just a noise, a quick flick of a brake lever does the trick.

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tends to help people be happier about sharing the path with bikes.

See, the thing was built as a bike trail. I don't mean to sound snobbish, but bikers are sharing it with them, not the other way around. Not that I in any way think that people shouldn't be using it as a walking path, perfectly fine. But the reason those stupid signs and regulations are so galling is they indicate an attitude that says that bikes, on a bike path, are an imposition and that preference should be given to non-bikers.

flippyshark

07-16-2010 08:33 AM

I had a bell, and found that it provoked far worse reactions and responses than alternatives such as GD describes. I bike at Celebration every Sunday, and there are lots of joggers, strollers (in either sense of the word) and skaters. I've been known to use a quiet, Jeeves-like cough with great success. (my rest-of-the-week routes are usually empty of other citizens.)

I've now been biking steadily for about a year and a half, and I love it. I would definitely commute with my bike were it possible.

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