[Sunfighter]

Hmmm ... Thanks for contributing, I gueas. I made a sincere effort to add some value to an otherwise great thread. I don't appreciate snide remarks like yours.

Over the last 10 years I have run an average minimum of 5.2 KMs per day ... That's an extremely conservative number. That means I have run 18,980 KMs (excluding trails) since 2004.

If you choose to run, no matter how careful you might be, bad things can happen in the city or in rural areas ... Such as the time that I was running on the soft shoulder of a country road and was run down by a drunk driver who drifted off the road in complete daylight...... Short of growing wings there is nothing I could have done then and kissing fucking windsheild glass once is all you need to remind oneself to be careful as you are being tossed into a ditch.

Running is a risk and based on my experience I know each time I step outside to run I have a 1 in 913 chance of getting clipped. I don't do stupid things and I make myself as visible as possible and I felt bringing those risks to the group was a great way of encouraging people to make smart decisions with winter attire.

There are risks associated with running near public roads and I accept those risks because I believe the benefits exceed the negatives. I encourage everybody to run and discussing precautions is a smart idea.