I once had a ninja ped startle me as I was biking into Falls City. He was walking toward me, there's no road shoulder or sidewalk so he was in the correct location. I wasn't outrunning my sightline (My generator powered light advertises 400 lumens, usually enough) so while I was startled, I had time to move left and go around him. Had there been a car behind me making that move unsafe, I had time to stop without hitting him. We were both fine.