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Sunfighter · 11-13-2014, 08:57 PM

Ohhhhh - I should add a couple of other things quickly.

Cross-Walks/Four Way Stops - I don't give a fuck if they are lit, if you are wearing neon lights and have ALL the right in the world to cross ... ASSUME every single car is PLANNING to hit you.... I actually find Cross-Walks/Four Way Stops are actually the MOST dangerous place for me when I am out running. Drivers simply don't pay attention. Do everything to make yourself as visible as possible.

The other place that is SUPER dangerous is when you are running along a street and and there is an intersecting street in front of you. You will discover that cars traveling along that road that intend to turn right and travel towards you NEVER, EVER, EVER come to a full stop at their stop sign... they will look left (in the opposite direction of you) and then blast right onto the road... I have been hit twice by cars doing exactly this because they a) don't come to a full stop and b) don't look right for people that are at the stop sign waiting to cross. The same can be said for cars coming out of alleys, etc... they come out looking for traffic not people on the sidewalk.

11-13-2014, 08:57 PM	#6
Sunfighter 2-Wheelin' Mod Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby Posts: 3,404 Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts Failed 4 Times in 2 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Ohhhhh - I should add a couple of other things quickly. Cross-Walks/Four Way Stops - I don't give a fuck if they are lit, if you are wearing neon lights and have ALL the right in the world to cross ... ASSUME every single car is PLANNING to hit you.... I actually find Cross-Walks/Four Way Stops are actually the MOST dangerous place for me when I am out running. Drivers simply don't pay attention. Do everything to make yourself as visible as possible. The other place that is SUPER dangerous is when you are running along a street and and there is an intersecting street in front of you. You will discover that cars traveling along that road that intend to turn right and travel towards you NEVER, EVER, EVER come to a full stop at their stop sign... they will look left (in the opposite direction of you) and then blast right onto the road... I have been hit twice by cars doing exactly this because they a) don't come to a full stop and b) don't look right for people that are at the stop sign waiting to cross. The same can be said for cars coming out of alleys, etc... they come out looking for traffic not people on the sidewalk. __________________ ROOGP Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)