Post #1203879
2026-04-08 20:36 UTC
@clickhere @dec23k My use case for bells is that there are people ahead of me walking in the road, and I want to let them know I'm there when I'm far enough away that I won't startle them when passing politely (assuming it is safe to do so). Some people prefer a bell to a call -- sometimes a bell announces "bicycle" rather than "runner" in a way people prefer.
I don't cycle on paths or the pavement.
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@clickhere@mastodon.ie 2026-04-08 22:59
@ravenbait @dec23k Oh yeah, in general, I use a bell now and then, in a fairly similar way. But if I see that someone has noise cancelling headphones - or otherwise doesn't seem to have reacted to the sound of the bell (they may be deaf or hard of hearing) - then I'll adjust what I'm doing. (Like, I won't barge past, usually just take my time and wait for an opportunity to pass safely.) But this over-engineered, highly specific use-case? Nah.