April 27, 201511 yr Why do joggers feel compelled to run in the streets? :no: Are the sidewalks not good enough for them? At times I feel like throwing my coffee/drink on them, they think they own the rode......kind of like those on bikes. :whistling:
April 27, 201511 yr I'm not sure how to answer this, because I'm not sure if this is a joke or not. Please clarify.
April 27, 201511 yr You should probably just run over both types with the Fed Ex truck. Those trying to get some exercise need to be thinned from the herd... :idunno: :taz:
April 27, 201511 yr Author I'm not sure how to answer this, because I'm not sure if this is a joke or not. Please clarify. Being serious!
April 27, 201511 yr Why do joggers feel compelled to run in the streets? :no: Are the sidewalks not good enough for them? At times I feel like throwing my coffee/drink on them, they think they own the rode......kind of like those on bikes. :whistling: They don't bother me at all but it's a good question. I've always assumed it's because the roads tend to be a smoother run without the curbs and uneven surfaces that sidewalks often provide.
April 27, 201511 yr What comes to mind is they don't want to halve to duck and weave other pedestrians on the sidewalks or folks coming out of store fronts if in town. So instead they make us in our cars duck and weave them. One of my biggest pet peaves are the joggers who jog into oncoming traffic "without bright colored clothes or reflectors." I can tolerate them if they are well seen!
April 27, 201511 yr I'm not a runner, but I've been told it is because the aspalt is much softer on your knees than the concrete sidewalks.
April 27, 201511 yr Why do joggers feel compelled to run in the streets? :no: Are the sidewalks not good enough for them? At times I feel like throwing my coffee/drink on them, they think they own the rode......kind of like those on bikes. :whistling: I do my best to run on sidewalks if they are available. I will say, when running on a sidewalk I feel more at risk often times because of people backing out of the driveways or exiting businesses never looking to see if anyone is crossing the sidewalk. And sidewalks are typically less maintained than a road. For your second sentence, think about what you just typed. Why do people not bicycle on a sidewalk. Like it or not, bicycles are to be treated as a motor vehicle. What amazes me more are the people that will ride up on pedestrians because they can't exercise two seconds of patience. I can recall 4 or 5 times I have been out on a county road (no sidewalks), so I am running against traffic. Not a car in sight besides the one oncoming vehicle - which is usually a loud pickup in these instances - that will refuse to move over a few feet for safety. I've had to jump in ditches to avoid being brushed by vehicles. Biking the same.
April 27, 201511 yr I do my best to run on sidewalks if they are available. I will say, when running on a sidewalk I feel more at risk often times because of people backing out of the driveways or exiting businesses never looking to see if anyone is crossing the sidewalk. And sidewalks are typically less maintained than a road. For your second sentence, think about what you just typed. Why do people not bicycle on a sidewalk. Like it or not, bicycles are to be treated as a motor vehicle. What amazes me more are the people that will ride up on pedestrians because they can't exercise two seconds of patience. I can recall 4 or 5 times I have been out on a county road (no sidewalks), so I am running against traffic. Not a car in sight besides the one oncoming vehicle - which is usually a loud pickup in these instances - that will refuse to move over a few feet for safety. I've had to jump in ditches to avoid being brushed by vehicles. Biking the same. So you run on Rt. 8?
April 27, 201511 yr So you run on Rt. 8? I pass a guy on Rt 8 nearly every morning that rides his bike. So unsafe.
April 27, 201511 yr I pass a guy on Rt 8 nearly every morning that rides his bike. So unsafe. Is that a busy road?
April 27, 201511 yr Is that a busy road? It can be but the bigger problem is that it is a windy road with no shoulders in the majority of spots.
April 27, 201511 yr Is that a busy road? Not terribly but it's a small 2 lane road with very little shoulder and a fair amount of Semis.
April 27, 201511 yr Not terribly but it's a small 2 lane road with very little shoulder and a fair amount of Semis. I don't understand the affinity the runners and bikers have for that road.
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