--- Mike Prizy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I'm "invisible," I'm not a target.
That theory didn't work too well for Frodo in Part 1... Dan > John Lunn wrote: > > > Mike, > > Help me here. > > > > > A runner should find "a route farther away from auto traffic"and > further away from "country roads" where > > the senior set wants to make you "dead right"? And you have preferred > to run at night with dark clothes > > on > > > so that you can be an invisible moving target? > > > > > I take it that this plan has worked well for you. > > JL > > > > Mike Prizy wrote: > > > > > But why be dead right? If special clothing has to be worn with the > intent of being seen by drivers, > > > then maybe a route farther away from auto traffic needs to be found. > I think bright clothing gives > > > some runners a false sense of security. > > > > > > Having grown up in the South Suburbs of Chicago, I've had numerous > run ins with cars and > > > pedestrians. While in college, I was surprised at the number of run > ins I had on country roads - not > > > just with aggressive car loads of teenagers - but from the grandmas > and grandpas who wouldn't yell > > > or throw anything at us, but seemed set on making me/us dead right. > > > > > > For the last 20 years, most of my runs have been in the evening and > in the dark, particularly in the > > > winter months. People ask me if I ware reflective tape or material > on my running gear. I tell them no, because I don't want to be a visible > > > moving target. ===== http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy T&F ------------------------------------------------------------ @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) _/ \ \/\ (503)370-9969 phone/fax / / __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
