I've been running on the streets for about two years now and there have been a couple of times when I've nearly gotten into an accident. A father of a teenage girl was killed by a motorbike while running in my neighbourhood, and everytime I run near my home, I invariably think of his family's loss, and what we can do to keep ourselves safe.
These are some rules I try to adhere to:
1. Run on the pavement rather than on the road.
2. Always check for turning vehicles in both directions, even when it is a quiet road.
3. When there is no pavement and you have to run on the road, don't listen to loud music.
4. Don't assume a car's direction.
The fourth rule was something I picked up after a few near accidents. One time, I was running into Labrador Park and there was a huge lorry about to move off. I thought the lorry was going to reverse out so I ran in front of the lorry, but I was wrong. The lorry had to brake for me.
The other time, I was running on Nassim Road, where there were a lot of driveways. There was a car halfway out the driveway and I assumed it was reversing out of the driveway so I ran in front -- turned out it was driving into his house instead.
What are some rules you have to be safe?
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Running Safely
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Hi,
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Best Regards,
Ben
Oh dear, sorry but you are the sort of pedestrian I'm always telling my husband to horn at. Just don't walk/run in front of or behind a vehicle with a driver. Take care.
Hi Ben, can't figure out if you're spam or not. But I'll look around your store anyway.
fuzzoo, thanks for stopping by! I'll try to be good on the road. :)
lol no I'm not spam... just found this after, forgot I commented!
Thanks for looking at the store, we are still after someone to write some interesting running articles if anyone is up for it.
Ben
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