Bicycle bells
When I first came to Japan one of the most annoying things I found was that while walking on the streets I had to evade bicycles. Yes!, bicycles in Japan can ride in the sidewalks. Then I got a bike and did the same as them, go by the sidewalks and ring the bell when too many people was blocking my way. It works really well, you ring the bell and they just move to one side automatically.
At his video you can see a smart guy that is walking and using a bike bell when the sidewalk is too crowded.
Comments
somedude
04 April, 2007
My god, even in the scalators! haha
It’s gotta be imprinted in their minds, they dont even think about it, they just move.
Adi
05 April, 2007
Haahahahaha that’s a smart one.!!! I’m wondering if it is going to work in the other countries…let’s give it a try!!
kirai
05 April, 2007
maybe you need a different tool in other countries
sam
06 April, 2007
IT HAD BETTER WORK IN CANADA!
Babi
24 April, 2007
actually it might even only work in Tokyo. I live in Sendai (about 1 million people) and I almost never get the bells from a cyclist, but from when I used to live in Tokyo, I would get it daily!
Mew
21 May, 2007
That was the funniest thing I’ve seen all day.
It got too funny to bear when he used it inside buildings and on the escalator.
megan
13 July, 2007
oh my goddo. Sooo funnny. The escalator. hahahaha. It will only work in very homogeneous societies I think.
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Mike
04 September, 2011
I think the businessman who looks round in funniest
*ring ring*
“Hey that guy’s walking, I won’t move”
*ring ring*
“Two rings? Can’t argue with that!”