crazy pedestrians

[7rider]

Pedestrians, and the lasts 100 yards or so of my commute, are the primary reason why I got a flat bar bike for commuting...a heads up riding position and better slow-speed control for me to navigate them (and DH wonders why my commute average speeds are so slow!).
I usually mix up "On your left." with "Hi, passing on your left (or right)" or "Heads up!" - usually that's for folks stepping off a bus with their heads down while they fiddle with their I-Pods or cell phones - or some other hopeful attention-getter.
For Xeney, yes, I do yield to pedestrians (haven't hit one yet! ) and bikes are allowed on sidewalks in Montgomery Couty, MD. The bus depot area where I ride is part of a multi-modal transportation center (soon to be revamped into a mega-multi-modal center) connecting bus/train/subway, where I believe 1 or 2 bike routes do or will connect cycists with the Metro and MARC trains. So yes, there are frequently cyclists and pedestrians mixing it up in that area.