Not a bad day.

Light mist and light traffic.

Except for the jogger. I was riding down a back street. No traffic and no parked cars on my side of the road. There was a jogger running parallel to me in the parking lane in my direction just ahead. I was just right of the center of my traffic lane.

As I approach him, he suddenly darts in my direction without looking. Fortunately I hit the brakes and swerved.

Very close but no contact.

Do I have to start saying "On your left" while passing joggers (by a wide margin) on the street? I thought the risk of getting killed by a motor vehicle would keep joggers from swerving into traffic without looking.

Probably not a real concern. This might be the first jogger I've encountered on the road while commuting. Most of the jogging occurs in the parks, where I know they aren't paying attention and I have to announce my presence.