Run against traffic, not with traffic (David Crosby hits runner)

Ever hear those electric cars coming behind you?

Bad Wigins wrote:

Unless you are stone deaf, you can hear a car approaching behind you in plenty of time to look back and see if it is going to hit you.

You might still be in a bike's way, but it is customary for a cyclist to yell "out of the way sucker" instead of running you over. You'll also probably be looking back at cars and spot it long before it reaches you.

I have been a runner for 46 years and always run against traffic, if there is a sidewalk, I use the sidewalk, it's the law in many places. A car hitting you will do more damage than running on concrete.

The reason cyclists go with traffic is because , they are vehicles not pedestrians and the law says go with traffic. Cyclists are also going much faster in general.

prius wrote:

Ever hear those electric cars coming behind you?

Bad Wigins wrote:

Unless you are stone deaf, you can hear a car approaching behind you in plenty of time to look back and see if it is going to hit you.

You might still be in a bike's way, but it is customary for a cyclist to yell "out of the way sucker" instead of running you over. You'll also probably be looking back at cars and spot it long before it reaches you.

Yes. Electric cars really aren't any quieter than most gas powered cars when driving at speed. It's not the engine that makes all the noise- it's the tires and wind and suspension working and all that.

Also, anyone who runs with their back to traffic is a moron who needs to be weeded out of the gene pool. I just hope this guy that Crosby hit didn't already reproduce, but he's spanish, so I'm sure he did (unfortunately).

Why else running on the right is bad:

in my area there are a lot of D-bag kids that think it is funny to throw rocks/quarters/ etc at runners. They slow down as they approach the runner and hit the from behind. Easy to avoid from left side.

There have been a couple of cases where a not so nice person has stopped and tried to kidnap a couple girls. Pulled up from behind stopped and got out. Really hard to do when runner is on left side.

RE cars pulling out:

A good rule to live by: Do not ever cross in front of a car unless you make direct eye contact with the driver.

Driver will not hit you if they see you.

Reggin Reggi wrote:

Also, anyone who runs with their back to traffic is a moron who needs to be weeded out of the gene pool. I just hope this guy that Crosby hit didn't already reproduce, but he's spanish, so I'm sure he did (unfortunately).

He is Spanish? How do you know he is from Spain?

Or did you mean that he is Latino?

According to some reports, Crosby was in fact driving a 2015 Tesla, but at 55 mph tire and wind noise dominate so it hardly matters.

prius wrote:

Ever hear those electric cars coming behind you?

Bad Wigins wrote:

Unless you are stone deaf, you can hear a car approaching behind you in plenty of time to look back and see if it is going to hit you.

You might still be in a bike's way, but it is customary for a cyclist to yell "out of the way sucker" instead of running you over. You'll also probably be looking back at cars and spot it long before it reaches you.

We call these idiots "running ninjas". Complete and utterly clueless. Too bad there are more and more of these types encountered daily.

We call these idiots "running ninjas". Complete and utterly clueless. Too bad there are more and more of these types encountered daily.

Talk about a gene pool... wrote:

Reggin Reggi wrote:

Also, anyone who runs with their back to traffic is a moron who needs to be weeded out of the gene pool. I just hope this guy that Crosby hit didn't already reproduce, but he's spanish, so I'm sure he did (unfortunately).

He is Spanish? How do you know he is from Spain?

Or did you mean that he is Latino?

I said spanish. I meant shitskin. Sorry.

messi wrote:

Run on the side of the road drivers are expecting you, AKA with traffic. The intersection thing is huge.

Follow other precautions, so that when hit, the insurance company lawyers cannot say you were 39.79% at fault. Get your full 100% settlement....or your estate.

You are no less safe than a cyclist.........comforting thought, yes?

So frustrating to me that there are people this dense and then post their incorrect views for novice runners to see. People are expecting you to run against traffic not with it, because IT IS THE LAW. How hard is that to understand. People die because of viewpoints like yours.

Really angry right now at your post and a few others that just honestly don't have a clue. In addition to being the law in most states, it is not rocket science people to understand why you should run facing traffic.

Reggin Reggi wrote:

Yes. Electric cars really aren't any quieter than most gas powered cars when driving at speed. It's not the engine that makes all the noise- it's the tires and wind and suspension working and all that.

Fascinating. What kind of suspension do cars in your world have?