crazy pedestrians

[susiej]

p.s. DH and 99% of everyone I know would be rolling their eyes in disbelief at my comments re: color coordination, so you can too! I am!

All of my jerseys, shorts, skorts, bike pants, gloves and shoes coordinate (pale yellow and grey). But not with my blue bike.

All of my husbands shorts, jerseys, bike pants, and gloves coordinate (yellow with black) -- with the bike too. And he's not the only yellow/black male I've seen.

You can't convince me guys don't care about this stuff. If it's not color coordination, it's team coordination (the Disco jersey and shorts and gloves and ...).

If I'm in the mood, I'll break into song... I have been thanked profusely more often than I can say.

A recent article about hybrid cars said that the electric motors are so quiet at the low speeds that are usual in parking lots, that some drivers blast the radio (in the lots) to prevent pedestrians from wandering in front of them.

We don't need iPods, we need boom boxes.

[7rider]

A recent article about hybrid cars said that the electric motors are so quiet at the low speeds that are usual in parking lots, that some drivers blast the radio (in the lots) to prevent pedestrians from wandering in front of them.

We don't need iPods, we need boom boxes.

My friend calls her Prius her "stealth car" for that very reason. Folks can't hear it as she's prowling the parking garage looking for a spot.

And, Susie....does your helmet match your outfits or your bike???

[susiej]

And, Susie....does your helmet match your outfits or your bike???

Outfits, of course.

S.

[KnottedYet]

"on your left" confusion...

Just add one word to make it clear;
"PASSING ON YOUR LEFT"

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

"on your left" confusion...

Just add one word to make it clear;
"PASSING ON YOUR LEFT"

To me, riding with the wind in my ears, it would just mean I hear
"(mumble mumble) LEFT!" instead of "(mumble) LEFT!".
Most people simply don't call things out clearly or loudly enough.
I prefer something like "Bicycle passing you!" or "bike coming" along with my bell.
I find people don't have time to interprete instructions dealing with right and left. But most people do instinctively guess that you are going to pass them on their left side, just like with cars.

[7rider]

..well, a few days with my bell in my commuter.
So far, the experiment has failed. Peds seem to ignore the bell as much as "On your left" (or "Passing on your left" or "Hi, I'm coming up behind you!" or any myriad other phrases I'll call out). Of course, folks with earbuds crammed in their ears can't hear anything, so it's all rather pointless. Just extra care and slow speed around peds seems to do the trick.

[CyclChyk]

so me yelling "heads up!" probably isn't a good idea but it gets me the exact same results as "on your left!" - they step in front of me or stop dead in their tracks......

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Silent cars driving around in parking lots full of blind spots. Pretty scary for both bikers and pedestrians...