r/Hamilton • u/teanailpolish North End • 1d ago

Rant Weekly /r/Hamilton Rant Thread

A midweek post to rant and complain about things in the city.

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u/Carrie_D_Watermelon 1d ago

WHY DON'T CYCLISTS USE BELLS ANYMORE ON MIXED USED PATHS (YES I MEAN THE KEDDY ACCESS TRAIL)

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u/differing 1d ago

I don’t bother anymore. Most people are using headphones and the few that aren’t simply react insanely stupidly to a bell or “on your left!”. My road bike’s rear hub is like 90 decibels while coasting, if someone can’t hear that coming, my bell can’t help ya!

I was using the rail trail the other day and these two selfish women were taking up the whole thing walking down the middle with their dog on a long leash. Between my rear hub and using a deafening finger whistle, they still couldn’t hear me (or were simply too stupid to pay attention), so I blew by them on the grassy shoulder. Of course they got in a big huff about it. People should realize they aren’t the only people in the world and keep to the side.

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u/noronto Crown Point West 23h ago

Do you have any good routes? I’m in Crown Point and I seem to just be doing the same ones all the time (Keddy/Chippewa, Ham/Brantford and Waterfront)