Originally Posted by Blue Order
Well, that's what I was kind of thinking this morning. I was up earlier than usual, and walking to work, and there were tons of joggers out, on the sidewalks and in the bike lanes. I don't usually see that, because I'm not usually up and out at 8 A.M. on a Saturday...
Anyway, these joggers were not in conflict with any bikers, because no bikers were out on the road. But I was wondering if these joggers had any intentions to yield the bike lane if a biker came along (because some were running
with traffic, and couldn't even see a bike coming. Not to mention that they have no right to the bike lane to begin with. I couldn't help but wonder if some of these people haven't yelled at a biker to get on the sidewalk at some point...
But the run them down comment wasn't serious.
I think you are a little to concerned. I used to run for exercise instad of cycle and I very often ran in the road facing traffic (when relatively light). It is far easiet to see oncoming traffic and hop up on the curb.sidewalk than it is to deal with the bad sightlines at every intersection (driveways, etc.). Much of the same problems that cyclists encounter, runners do to. I hate to say it by running in the road facing traffic is like DLP. I grew up in a rural area where there were no sidewalks and roads were narrow. Running in facing traffic far into the lane (and moving over for approaching cars) was the only safe way to run. It is also how everyone walked on the roads too. Helps the drivers see you better and gives them a chance to move a bit left so they don't get to close, even after you have stepped off the pavement onto the narrow shoulder. (sometimes with guardrail or trees or embankment)
Al