[alphabassettgrrl]

Sometimes I think it's best if the pedestrian doesn't know I'm there, but I kind of feel that it's rude. So I honk. If I wait until I'm within voice distance, I'm past them almost before I get through the phrase "passing on your left".

Had a good one the other day- woman with kids was going the opposite way. *Squeak* goes my horn, and the kids see me. They *ding!* back, and everybody goes their merry way with no collisions. Kids learned that you should announce yourself (for the most part), they didn't hit me (which can happen; kids are unpredictable about their course), and I expect they felt a littel validated because someone acknowledged their existance. So yeah, for the most part, I *squeak* to announce myself most of the time.