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E-Bikes and horns
| lOCk | |
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 E-Bikes and horns. July 4th, 2009 Ok who was the dipshit that gave E-Bikes car horns? I was on Queen St working my way around some parked cars. Had enough room to stay in the lane and keep a door length away from the cars. Then I have this moron on an E-Bike tooting his horn at me. WTF? He wanted me to move right so he would not have to ride on the streetcar tracks, not like there were any cars in the passing lane at the time. So far I have not been bothered by E-Bikes on the road yet with every run in they tend to get more and more obnoxious. Think someone needs to tell them to leave their car like habits at home. |
| Insight Pioneer | |
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Unfortunately, as e-bikes become more popular we are going to have to expect that a number of riders will behave badly and generally create a bad impression for everyone.
I do have to admit though that the first thought that came to mind was that with e-bikes having a load horn this would probably translate into being a superior safety feature to a regular bike.  |
| lOCk | |
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I encourage ebikers to add a "regular" inexpensive bicycle bell and to use that instead of an electric horn. Just a sound that folks are familiar with... lessen the shock of the new...
Myself, I stopped using a bell. I found that any circumstance where I thought a bell was needed were situations I had created myself. When I am approaching from behind, I find that "snapping" my handbrakes gently provides a familiar sound also and all the warning I need. Finally, what works the best in my experience are phrases like "Good Morning" and "Excuse Me" and "Thank You" expressed only as loud as need be. Oh yah. Maybe install an airhorn too, for dealing with the car folks  Tks Llocck |
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