on 12/31/02 3:33 PM, ghill at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This sounds so crazy I think I must be making it up, but did I read > somewhere once (urban myth?) that there's some kind of "inherent targeting > mechanism" in the brain that actually leads drivers in certain cases to > swerve towards people (not just runners) on the side of the road? Not with > any malice; sort of a can't-help-it thing. > > gh
Could be, but last week I had a driver swerve AWAY from me half a lane, putting his wheels right on the line of slush down the middle of the lane, and creating a wave of water and dirty snow that nailed me before I was a mile into my run. I'm sure it was funny to watch. -- Jim Gerweck Runnng Times
