Amber Valley Guy
Active member
I gave up on bells, as mentioned above, some walkers can't hear them due to age/hearing range loss, others have earbuds/headphones on, some of those that do hear you (eventually ) accuse you of ringing your bell 'aggressively' or start doing the (usually older women) dance when they can't decide which side of the path to be on, you just can't win. Now it's 'on your right (or left)', ,'excuse me', 'bike', followed by a 'thanks', 'cheers' etc. Whilst the more experienced walkers just step to one side without breaking stride.