I've got a bell on one of the bikes but rarely use it, I would rather say 'good morning' or similar. People are conditioned to respond to human voices so if they don't I assume they haven't, or can't, hear me.
Reflectors are also mandatory front/rear and on pedals and wheels but most people remove those also (I know I do*) although a lot of cycle clothing/shoes have some 'retro-reflective' flashes or motifs on them.
* The one exception being bikes with cantilever brakes where the reflector bracket also acts as a safety bar for the straddle wire, if a brake cable fails that will lock the wheel instantly.......................Ditto 'centrepull' brakes on old road/touring bikes
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