Biker Killed - Runner Injured (Read 1224 times)

While I agree with most of your points, I can't imagine, nor have I ever seen anyone riding against traffic. If you tried that around here you would likely be dead, in jail or both in short order. Tom

Tom , you're probably right but why? Do you have a lot of curving roads with blind corners? If I operate in the same space while riding that I do when running, that is, way to the side with the ability to bail out, doesn't that give me more escape options? I can see when the whackjobs are coming at me and maybe have time to move. If someone hits me, they will be well off the road. I know that this is contrary to most laws, but I'm talking survival here. MTA- after reading over this ,I guess it doesn't make sense about the riding. I'll go back to my initial statement and say simply,that I try to run and ride mostly on trails and paths where there are no cars. I realize that this is not always possible, especially in winter, but the extreme defensive nature of my running/riding is the point I'm trying to get across.