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mpage@panix.com (Madeleine Page) wrote:

>jwnagle@alw.nih.gov wrote:
>
>: My only real complaint with cyclists that I have to deal with in these
>: parts (metro DC) is the unwillingness of a significant number of them
>: to give an audible warning before whizzing by you at 15-25 mph.
>[...]
>: How about you other runners out there? Do you prefer to be warned?
>
>I *loathe* it when I'm in a good running groove and some cyclist swirls by
>me without warning at what to me feels like warp speed. On the other hand,
>when I was first running and hadn't cycled in many years, people suddenly
>looming out of the mist yelling "On your LEFT!!" scared me even more. I
>didn't even know what the damn message *meant* and tended to leap to my
>left, since I was obviously being told to do something, and the only
>content I could figure was "left". Near disaster.
>

Since I'm virtually deaf when I run w/o my hearing aids,  being warned is a
non-issue - bikes ALWAYS whizz by unexpectedly, usually with the biker
frantically shouting and swearing at that old coot in front of him to get the
hell out of the way. <I've often thought of wearing a little sign on my back,
"As a matter of fact, yes. I AM deaf...>

However, when I do have occasions to ride on a path with runners, I always slow
and warn verbally. I usually offer "Bike <pause>  passing on your left." And
then wait for a reaction.  The pause after "Bike" helps the command to register,
then they listen to the rest.

Mike "Sometimes" Tennent
"TriBop"

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