Comments on: You should never play chicken against a car

By: Bob Fine was killed while running before dawn on Wednesday @ Run to Win

Bob Fine was killed while running before dawn on Wednesday @ Run to Win — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:13:40 +0000

[...] recommend against playing chicken with a car. Just last night I had to remind somebody that no matter who wins when a pedestrian or cyclist is [...]

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:43:05 +0000

Rob, not only is it a good idea, but you may be legally obligated to do so. I think that unless legally told to run with traffic at your back, you should always run facing traffic.

By: Rob Mark

Rob Mark — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:35:50 +0000

People tell me I’m crazy, but when I run in our neck of the woods north of Chicago, I always run against the traffic.

I’ve had a few really close calls that I’m sure would have killed me if they’d come up from behind.

Does anyone else do that … or am I indeed nuts?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:27:15 +0000

Scary. Glad you’re ok.

I generally assume that each driver on the road is still half asleep, which is not an unreasonable assumption, considering I always run early in the morning. I’ve had one close call in the last 3 years, but nothing as close as the one you just had.

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:33:41 +0000

Thanks, Wes. I figure that if I mention how easy it is to be hit by a car enough times, then somebody who hasn’t been hit might actually believe they can be, and will never have to be. That’s what makes writing my warnings worthwhile.

By: Wes

Wes — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:20:49 +0000

I’m glad your OK Blaine! Just goes to show you that even doing everything right, you have to be careful.