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Originally Posted by DAVES
As far as shouting on your left. It is perhaps a practice in other places. In the villages it will often get you, a snarl, a, hand gesture, that is not a turn signal in Florida is it, or a panic response-several people scattering all over the place blocking how you planed to go around them.
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I recommend a bell.
As an experiment I tried different warning devices to warn pedestrians of my approach while cycling. Most bells* were superior to yelling "on your left". This bell, a copy of a 1950s design, worked surprisingly well
Retro Metal Bicycle Bell Handlebar Vintage Bike Bell Ring Horn Clear Sound Loud 788411009071 | eBay. The 80mm Dutch style 'DING DONG' bells we're also excellent
ORIGINAL! DING DONG BICYCLE BELL 80MM CHROME. ( ALMOST GONE) | eBay.
*The free, tiny, 'dink' bells that come with some bikes are useless.
Bells frequently elicit waves, thanks, and smiles.