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Running (or riding) after dark

BrianSharpe
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Here's a common sense article from Runners World, based on my personal observations lots of runners and even more cyclists could benefit from reading this.....
runnersworld.com/the-starting-line/11-tips-staying-safe-roads?cid=socTP_20141014_33618437http://
Run safe!
runnersworld.com/the-starting-line/11-tips-staying-safe-roads?cid=socTP_20141014_33618437http://
Run safe!
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All good points... most of which apply to running/riding during daylight hours, too. You may have the right of way, but you're still WAAAY more vulnerable than any car/driver.0
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And this is why I'm glad I have a running/biking path to run on at night. No cars, though I still have to worry about the bicyclists.
BTW, folks, if you're bicycling on a narrow two lane path, don't do it side-by-side around a blind corner or over a hill. Please.0 -
BTW, folks, if you're bicycling on a narrow two lane path, don't do it side-by-side around a blind corner or over a hill. Please.
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I had two oblivious idiots try to run me over 3 time last Sunday (they kept stopping to view the scenery and then would pass me again) . On their 3rd pass I took the entire lane, running almost right on the yellow line, and had some salty comments for them as they passed......
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Great article and yes cyclists could benefit from this info as well with the caveat that they should not face traffic. They should ride with it and follow its rules.0
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Was going to work the other morning at about 7 a.m. (it's a highway drive) thought I saw a deer trotting towards me, it's glowing eyes a bouncing.......Nope it's a fellow runner with knuckle lights. No reflective gear and in the dark on a highway with a 2 foot shoulder. Also in the heaviest traffic of the day. I run all year round so yes some runs are in the dark but I definitely pick my spots and times, also wear reflective gear. Safe, not sorry.0
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BrianSharpe wrote: »BTW, folks, if you're bicycling on a narrow two lane path, don't do it side-by-side around a blind corner or over a hill. Please.
We need a like button!
I had two oblivious idiots try to run me over 3 time last Sunday (they kept stopping to view the scenery and then would pass me again) . On their 3rd pass I took the entire lane, running almost right on the yellow line, and had some salty comments for them as they passed......
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