Originally Posted by
CargoDane
Buy a bell. That's the international signal. Buy one that is penetrating and has a long ring. That way, people can hear it and with the long ring, they can tell where the sound is coming from.
Yup, that's what I've finally done. I have a very nice ENE bell on one bike and an old Reich bell that I've rigged to easily install on any of the stems of the other bikes. They do work well. As I approach people I gently and nicely ring the bell. If no response I ring it some more. And if still no response, more and more until I'm hammering it constantly as I sweep past. Some people are absolutely clueless and I care not what they think. I'm still alive and they earned it.
Lets just say that my call outs, "on your left", are somewhat muffled this year. I use the bells now.