"On your left" - What does this mean to you?

[kenyonchris]

Dogs on retractable leashes--I just cringe and wait for impact as I go over my handlebars.

DONT'T even get me started on those retractable leashes!!! I have had so many near crashes on patrol while riding on the path (which I never do on my personal bikes for all these reasons)...and seen many non-doggie people very unhappy when accosted by a dog on a retractable leash.
My dog heals when in public on a leash. Makes life better for him, the people around me, and me.
Those things are nuisances and dangerous.

[bmccasland]

To me "ON YOUR LEFT" is I'm going to pass on your left, or if I hear it, someone faster is coming up from behind on my left.

This past week I was riding the levee path with a new rider, and well, we were lolly gagging, and gabbing side-by-side But when we heard "on your left" one of us mashed down, pulled out in front of the other, so that we were single file, letting the other rider pass us safely.

We would call out to pedistrians "on your left", and some would hand wave that they heard us, while others did not.

Our levee path is shared by pedistrians, cyclists, and equistrians. Most of the time the equistrians ride the toe or sides of the levee and not the top. Yielding to a horse is all kinds of fun. I do NOT want to spook a horse. There's the whole mass thing, it's bigger than me.

I try to avoid the levee path in the early evening, around twilight, as that's when the strollers are out - where the levee path becomes an extension of the neighborhood. And as there's usually a breeze on top, it's slightly cooler (slightly). Too many people to make long haul riding a challenge.

The path is there for everyone, so I just remove myself from the mix.