Originally Posted by
Miele Man
I've posted about my experiences using a bell on our local rail-trails. It doesn't work. I ring the bell and, I kid you not, most times people stop and look UP. What do they think? That ET is coming in for a landing? I'm seriously considering getting a loud horn.
Cheers
I see you're in Ontario. I have ridden Cambridge to Paris to Brantford rail trail many times, I have also ridden Hamilton to Brantford rail trail and also Georgian Bay rail trail from Collingwood to Meaford. I have used my bell many times and it has never failed to alert walkers or slower cyclists which I was passing, no confusion at all. Most people recognize that the sound of a bell means a bicycle is approaching.