I don't know if this will help, copied from my Torq website, since I don't have shared path problems and use them all the time:
"So how do I avoid the bell giving annoyance on dual use pavements? Quite simply, I slow to near walking pace as I ring the bell, then as the person looks round and steps away, I smile and say "Thank you, sorry to disturb you". The response is always friendly, often with favourable comment, such as on one occasion when a lady said "Thank you for using your bell".
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