Comments on: Bob Dunning: A bell on every Davis bicycle http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/dunning/bob-dunning-a-bell-on-every-davis-bicycle/ Yolo County, California Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:11:01 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Bells don't work in Davis http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/dunning/bob-dunning-a-bell-on-every-davis-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-403505 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:16:06 +0000 http://www.davisenterprise.com/?p=313968#comment-403505 Bells simply don’t work well here.

I outfitted all my bikes with bells a few years ago. Including one the same model that one that race in France two years ago.

They simply don’t work. Less than one in three groups or people I pass, after ringing and slowing down, actually pay any heed whatsoever.

Davis pedestrians are far too focused on their iPods or conversations to acknowledge a bell. Or a bicycle.

]]> By: Tray Biasiolli http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/dunning/bob-dunning-a-bell-on-every-davis-bicycle/comment-page-1/#comment-403471 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:28:57 +0000 http://www.davisenterprise.com/?p=313968#comment-403471 Bob, the requirement for a bicycle to have a bell is old hat in many states – for example, see those wacky trendsetters in Indiana, item #IC 9-21-11-8 in their vehicle code: “A person may not ride a bicycle unless the bicycle is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet.” California oddly hasn’t mandated this. Though admittedly, Jim’s idea of required use would be novel – I don’t think that’s been mandated anywhere.

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