Advocacy & Safety - Tagged a jogger last night.

It was both of our fault... nobody hurt, but I think we both had to do some laundry. :)
I went for a midnight ride through the neighborhood to get some exercise. I had my headlight on the front, two red blinkies and one white strobe on the back... was just tooling along enjoying the evening. I made a nice sweeping left turn, cutting the corner (my bad) and there he appeared in all his black t-shirt glory. I clipped his shoulder with mine. He stayed up, I bounced gracefully in the ditch. No bike damage - was riding the tractor. I think I'll put a light on my helmet so the light goes where I look.

Ken

can we say ooopsy :)

Jogging at night in a black t-shirt? :/

not the sharpest tool in the shed. But, I wouldn't have clipped him if I hadn't cut the corner so much... but I do love those nice sweeping turns. :)

not the sharpest tool in the shed. But, I wouldn't have clipped him if I hadn't cut the corner so much... but I do love those nice sweeping turns. :)


Yeh id ay it was your fault and his as you said in your first post. Its one of thoose oopsy accidents. Sort of like being to close behind some onewhile stopped and them needing to back up do to a semi turnign the corner. Ive been in the car in frotn and behind on 2 ocasions. In both cases its been the same thing both drivers saying sorry my fault. Isnt realy any ones fault its more a oh crap that could have realy sucked accident.

At times during the year, I jog at night or predawn as part of my commute. I wear a white t-shirt, sweater, or jacket, clip a red blinkie to my backback or the back of my shorts, and carry a halogen Cateye bike light. More than one motorist stopped at an intersection has complimented me on my visibility.

It was both of our fault... nobody hurt, but I think we both had to do some laundry. :)
I went for a midnight ride through the neighborhood to get some exercise. I had my headlight on the front, two red blinkies and one white strobe on the back... was just tooling along enjoying the evening. I made a nice sweeping left turn, cutting the corner (my bad) and there he appeared in all his black t-shirt glory. I clipped his shoulder with mine. He stayed up, I bounced gracefully in the ditch. No bike damage - was riding the tractor. I think I'll put a light on my helmet so the light goes where I look.

Ken

Actually his fault for hiding in the darkness:D and not looking for other "traffic" :rolleyes: . If one is jogging (or riding) at night, a good investment is one of those construction vests , they have strips of that reflective material that you can see from quite far away, this is why construction guys (and gals) wear them, to be visible to others. Actually not a bad idea for riding during the day either, especially in less then ideal weather conditions:p .

I was driving and saw a cyclist wearing one, and that was the key, I saw the vest first, then the helmet, then the cyclist, he was going a pretty good clip, having just chugged up a pretty stiff hill (I've ridden that hill).

Actually his fault for hiding in the darkness:D and not looking for other "traffic" :rolleyes: . If one is jogging (or riding) at night, a good investment is one of those construction vests , they have strips of that reflective material that you can see from quite far away, this is why construction guys (and gals) wear them, to be visible to others. Actually not a bad idea for riding during the day either, especially in less then ideal weather conditions:p .

I was driving and saw a cyclist wearing one, and that was the key, I saw the vest first, then the helmet, then the cyclist, he was going a pretty good clip, having just chugged up a pretty stiff hill (I've ridden that hill).


I think the ops intent was to show that it may have happened regardless of the joggers clothing.

What is it with these ninja night time walkers/joggers?

About a month ago I nearly wiped out a pair of gay men (trust me, they were gay -- not that there's anything wrong with that) that were dressed in matching BLACK track suits.

If it wasn't for their white puffy lapdog running back and forth across the path, I would have plowed into them at around 20mph.

Actually Wogsterca, I was wearing a safety vest. I wear one at all times while riding.... I may look like a dork, but I get noticed. Unfortunately, as the jogger had no light on him so no reflection from the vest for him to see. And as Nova stated, I cut the corner too closely and rode into his path... both at fault.

Ken

Actually Wogsterca, I was wearing a safety vest. I wear one at all times while riding.... I may look like a dork, but I get noticed. Unfortunately, as the jogger had no light on him so no reflection from the vest for him to see. And as Nova stated, I cut the corner too closely and rode into his path... both at fault.

Ken

Well, if he would have been wearing a vest, your light would have caught the vest, you would have then seen him and avoided the collision.

sounds like you're going too fast for the road conditions, in this case darkness and the curve. I would ticket you and make you pay medical bills if I was the judge.

Jogging at night in a black t-shirt? :/

Yeah, that sounds less like jogging and more like getting away. :-)

I would have thought the jogger might have spied you coming along, but, then, again, we don't have detailed descriptions of the conditions, and, see you or no, he is not pre-=warned of your intention to turn into his path. Obviously, if you didn't have a light on your helmet (directional), and had not made the turn yet, it would have mattered little what reflective clothing the jogger was or was not wearing. Reflective clothing only reflects when struck by light.

His choice of clothing was not very prudent, but that's no reason for him to expect to be hit by a fully lit cyclist.

It's good that neither of you were seriously injured. I bet both of you will be more prudent next time.

Caruso

I hate joggers in the street. Seems like that is asking for trouble.

I hate joggers in the street. Seems like that is asking for trouble.

no more so than bikes on roads. A jogger or runner with proper clothing can easly be avoided or can easly avoid a colision with a car bike etc.

Even with my bad knees i can side step out of the path of on coming trafic in a half secound. I see joggers runners and people just out for a long walk all the time. Its great if theres a side walk for them but around here there are none till you get to downtown area. Little back roads dont have them here even jhonson a 45/35 mph road has none.