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Agree with it being useful in some situations, but find them annoying in most instances, as I find they are being used mostly by people who think just because they are on a bike and have a bell, they have the right of way over everyone else out there.
Poetic-
This. Daily see commuters frantically dinging their little bells while flying towards a crowd of crossing peds with no intention of slowing down.
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Agree with it being useful in some situations, but find them annoying in most instances, as I find they are being used mostly by people who think just because they are on a bike and have a bell, they have the right of way over everyone else out there.
Having a bell has saved me from maiming several innocent bystanders.
Your annoyance is as nothing compared to the death of a family of whales, for example.
PhilDAS
sausagefingers
^^ I'm all for liberty and shit but a mandatory bell on cycles could reduce a lot of shouty on our roads. I've come to think you're a bit a dick if you ride without one (maybe sunday bikes not included). /discuss