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Old 07-27-11 | 05:30 AM
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Ninjas on the Roads!

It's bad enough when it's a streetlit area - who goes for a jog on the shoulder of a suburban arterial road with no streetlights, when it's pitch black out?

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Old 07-27-11 | 06:10 AM
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Originally Posted by degnaw
It's bad enough when it's a streetlit area - who goes for a jog on the shoulder of a suburban arterial road with no streetlights, when it's pitch black out?

That is not smart.
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Old 07-27-11 | 07:35 AM
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That's standard operating procedure around here. At least that guy was wearing light colored cloths. Our joggers only wear white if it is snowing.
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Old 07-27-11 | 07:44 AM
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Here bicycle ninjas are the problem. I'm surprised more people aren't killed.
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Old 07-27-11 | 09:30 AM
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I occasionally jog through some pretty dark places at night, but I unclip the headlight from my bike and carry it. The wild swinging light seems to draw attention to me pretty well.
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Old 07-27-11 | 11:00 AM
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It's become the normal mindset anymore -- "nobody in sight right now, nobody's there at all, I can go do what I please."

I have a similar problem with my 17-y-o nephew; he seems CONVINCED that he can just PROCEED wherever he's decided to go, and anyone who doesn't look behind them to see him coming is at fault, and gets barked at. Does it on foot, does it on a bike. And, he wants a CAR.................
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Old 07-28-11 | 04:43 PM
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I occasionally jog through some pretty dark places at night, but I unclip the headlight from my bike and carry it. The wild swinging light seems to draw attention to me pretty well.
Just 20 minutes after the posted segment, I encountered a pair of joggers with red bicycle blinkies clipped to their waists. Worked pretty well.
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Old 07-28-11 | 06:41 PM
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I both run and ride a lot at night, and find I need quite different lighting for each activity. Blinking lights drive me nuts while on foot, for some reason and I don't like the way headlamps flop around on my head, so I carry a small LED flashlight in hand while I run. My arm movements give it motion, and I can face it to the front, rear, or downwards depending on the traffic around me.
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Old 07-28-11 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by degnaw
It's bad enough when it's a streetlit area - who goes for a jog on the shoulder of a suburban arterial road with no streetlights, when it's pitch black out?
Me, but I wear the same reflector vest I have for riding, and clip my PBSF clone to the back of my cap.
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