Watch out for bicycles too.
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dodge man
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I can’t remember if it was posted in the thread or where I read the story about a week ago but a bicyclist had a wreck and stabbed himself with a sword in his backpack.
Renze
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And once you take them over, they keep driving behind you at a much faster pace...
mwemaxxowner
Platinum Member
I don't ride a bike much, but I do run. I run properly on the shoulder of the road facing traffic. Some people just seem to think it's funny to get as close as possible to hitting you without actually doing it. No amount of trying to create awareness is going to fix it. Some people just suck.
Renze
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I live on a road where two cars cant pass without driving in the gutter. If one is too afraid to steer into the gutter, the other car has to ride up the bank, as it is an entrenched road, with vegetation on both sides and a lot of curves.
I hate it when people walk against traffic on my side of the road, refusing to step aside yo the verge, so i have to steer onto the side of oncoming traffic, which i cant see coming because of the vegetation and curve. Then you see them aggrevated that i stop and wait till they step aside... yup, these people probably think that i suck too... So many people that cant move into another ones perspective and just are opinionated...
The people passing you, probably think you suck because of your body language when they pass you on their own side of the road with you on the shoulder, not realising how discomforting it is to have them ride the folds out of your pants, while it is so easy to veer off a little to spare you the wake of their car...
mwemaxxowner
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I expected such a response.
When there is a car coming from behind, I can hear it, and I get in the grass (I have rolled ankles as a result but that's how it goes). I also typically look over my shoulder behind me when there is an oncoming car to make sure they have room to inch over. I don't need much room.
When there is not someone coming, I am running on the edge of the road where the grass and pavement meet. And yes, I do have a right to be there.
Sometimes you can make eye contact with a driver and see that it was deliberate. The "people who suck" see you, grin, and veer towards you for no reason. Happens more often than you think (I assume you don't run or cycle).
You didn't care to know all that though, you're just probably one of the folks who enjoys trying to see if you can take heads off with side view mirrors...
Im a driver too, so I know what it's like. I know when people can and cannot move over. And, as a driver, I accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, etc.
By no means am I just "refusing to look at another perspective" or whatever nonsense you said.
When there is a car coming from behind, I can hear it, and I get in the grass (I have rolled ankles as a result but that's how it goes). I also typically look over my shoulder behind me when there is an oncoming car to make sure they have room to inch over. I don't need much room.
When there is not someone coming, I am running on the edge of the road where the grass and pavement meet. And yes, I do have a right to be there.
Sometimes you can make eye contact with a driver and see that it was deliberate. The "people who suck" see you, grin, and veer towards you for no reason. Happens more often than you think (I assume you don't run or cycle).
You didn't care to know all that though, you're just probably one of the folks who enjoys trying to see if you can take heads off with side view mirrors...
Im a driver too, so I know what it's like. I know when people can and cannot move over. And, as a driver, I accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, etc.
By no means am I just "refusing to look at another perspective" or whatever nonsense you said.
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I was always taught to walk against the traffic, that way you can see it coming and step out of the way if necessary. Again, I may have the right to walk there but that doesn't do me any good if I'm dead.
I do realize that some are inconvenienced; whether a motorist, cyclist, or pedestrian; when they need to share the road with another; but there's nothing I can do about that except do whatever it takes to keep myself safe. Some people seem to feel it's an inconvenience if you're walking next to the sign they are about to throw an empty beer bottle at... (as per my post # 193.)
I do realize that some are inconvenienced; whether a motorist, cyclist, or pedestrian; when they need to share the road with another; but there's nothing I can do about that except do whatever it takes to keep myself safe. Some people seem to feel it's an inconvenience if you're walking next to the sign they are about to throw an empty beer bottle at... (as per my post # 193.)
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mwemaxxowner
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Against traffic is the way you're supposed to travel when on foot. It's far safer.
Renze
Elite Member
Oh boy... But did i REALLY make the response you were expecting, or does your expectation cloud your judgement of what i said ?? I didnt accuse you of refusal to look at another perspective by any means, in fact i showed sympathy for your point of view in my last paragraph...
Nonetheless, this is what happens in real life on the road too...