> A horn or bell is mostly for telling other people "hey I'm here, stay out of my way and dont suddenly cross into my path"

This. I only use the bell on bike paths, too. Sometimes it feels like a game of pac-man, where baddies will wander into my path from all directions and in all kinds of ways. Cars doing a right turn, zombies staring into phones, people walking backwards (!), zombies staring into phones walking backwards, it doesn't end.

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lostlogin 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The ultimate cyclist killer: those stupid extending dog leashes.

	▲	jwr 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Back when I roller skated, the ultimate question: you see a person and a dog, several meters apart. Is there a leash between them? :-)

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prmoustache 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That is an issue on bike paths that are build inside a sidewalk, the cycling path is usually build using a smoother surface than the one designed for pedestrians. Plus it sometimes has a brighter paint.

I am pretty sure most people don't realize it but they are inconciously attracted to it. It just feels better walking on it.

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pandaman 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That's an issue on any bike path in the US, even if it's a fire road in the middle of nowhere. I bet there are people walking their dogs or checking Instagram on the single track course that is used for the Red Bull Rampage.

	▲	kube-system 44 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, it happens on sidewalks, bike trails, mixed use trails, and dedicated bike lanes. If anything, dedicated bike lanes are the worst because they get errant pedestrians and cars.

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jwr 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

No, every bike path in a city inevitably has crossings or is laid out next to a sidewalk. People just do their random-walk thing (Brownian motion, really, sometimes) and wander into the bike path.