Cycling (Commuter) 1:00:00 [3] 30.0 km (30.0 kph)
shoes: Shimano XC51
Minor incident on the ride in... Some guy bird watching through binoculars, on my side of the path with his back to me... I called a warning "on your right mate" and moved to the right hand side to pass him. but, as so often happens, he's panicked and jumped across right in front of me and I cleaned him up. He went down and bird watching books and binoculars went flying. Somehow I just stopped without breaking anything or hitting the deck. He was OK, and said he was just trying to get out of the way...
Ringing a bell or yelling warnings just make things more dangerous with pedestrians! Better off just sneaking past.