Project a positive image [26]Comments on: http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/ Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:44:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joanne http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15127 Joanne Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:19:26 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15127 I always assume the driver either can't see me, can see me and doesn't care, can see me and thinks I'm a game "take out the runner", or is looking at me and because he/she is looking at me the car swerves towards me. Basically, if I see a car heading toward me, I make NO assumptions that he/she will not try to hit me. Do I trust people? Doesn't sound like it does it? I do, but just not when they are behind the wheel. As for me as a driver, since I started running 6 years ago, my etiquette toward bikers, runners, walkers has completely changed. No matter what kind of rush I'm in, I slow down and try to give them as much space as is reasonably possible. I wish the driver would realize that if they hit a runner and the hit is fatal, there is NO EXCUSE! .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://www.applecrumbles.com/2009/12/11/banana-bundt-cake-a-gluten-free-recipe/" rel="nofollow">Banana Bundt Cake: A Gluten Free Recipe</a> =-. I always assume the driver either can’t see me, can see me and doesn’t care, can see me and thinks I’m a game “take out the runner”, or is looking at me and because he/she is looking at me the car swerves towards me. Basically, if I see a car heading toward me, I make NO assumptions that he/she will not try to hit me.
Do I trust people? Doesn’t sound like it does it? I do, but just not when they are behind the wheel.

As for me as a driver, since I started running 6 years ago, my etiquette toward bikers, runners, walkers has completely changed. No matter what kind of rush I’m in, I slow down and try to give them as much space as is reasonably possible.

I wish the driver would realize that if they hit a runner and the hit is fatal, there is NO EXCUSE!
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]]> By: Penny InExile http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15108 Penny InExile Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:22:42 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15108 I don't think I have ever been annoyed with a runner while driving, BUT bicyclists have really gotten on my nerves by not obeying traffic rules! On the other hand I have gotten annoyed with drivers while running when they do not respect cross walks! Makes me crazy and I have been known to yell and/or flip them off! .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://pennyinexile.blogspot.com/2009/12/jolly-contract.html" rel="nofollow">Jolly contract</a> =-. I don’t think I have ever been annoyed with a runner while driving, BUT bicyclists have really gotten on my nerves by not obeying traffic rules!

On the other hand I have gotten annoyed with drivers while running when they do not respect cross walks! Makes me crazy and I have been known to yell and/or flip them off!
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]]> By: Jen512 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15084 Jen512 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:20:05 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15084 I'm going to echo a lot of what other commenters have been saying. It drives me crazy when bikers especially don't use reflectors. I'd say they're just as important has helmets. I still clearly remember with horror the time I almost ran into two bikers that were taking up the whole lane riding side by side under a highway underpass. It was dusk and still rush hour traffic. I barely saw them in time, and if I had been distracted for a moment it could have been much worse. They had NO reflectors whatsoever, not even the ones that usually come standard under the back of the seats. It made me wonder if they had removed them on purpose. Cars are required by law to have working lights, why not bikes? I'm a huge supporter of pedestrian and bikers rights to the road, but these people were being totally reckless about where and when they were choosing to ride, especially when there is an extensive hike and bike trail that snakes through downtown which is totally free of cars, and there are numerous roads in Austin that DO have bike lanes. They seriously didn't need to be there. I also empathize with you about the vegetarian/vegan thing. I'm not, but my parents are and I grew up around that way of life. I have respect for other people's personal eating choices and it always surprises me when others don't. Whenever my friend Amanda, also a vegan, posts anything vegan related in her FB status, which could be something as innocent as "Made delicious vegan pancakes for breakfast." she always gets rude/ignorant comments from her so-called friends. She seems to tolerate it, but I find it totally obnoxious! .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://jen512.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/sonogram-picture-finally/" rel="nofollow">Sonogram picture (finally!)</a> =-. I’m going to echo a lot of what other commenters have been saying. It drives me crazy when bikers especially don’t use reflectors. I’d say they’re just as important has helmets. I still clearly remember with horror the time I almost ran into two bikers that were taking up the whole lane riding side by side under a highway underpass. It was dusk and still rush hour traffic. I barely saw them in time, and if I had been distracted for a moment it could have been much worse. They had NO reflectors whatsoever, not even the ones that usually come standard under the back of the seats. It made me wonder if they had removed them on purpose. Cars are required by law to have working lights, why not bikes?

I’m a huge supporter of pedestrian and bikers rights to the road, but these people were being totally reckless about where and when they were choosing to ride, especially when there is an extensive hike and bike trail that snakes through downtown which is totally free of cars, and there are numerous roads in Austin that DO have bike lanes. They seriously didn’t need to be there.

I also empathize with you about the vegetarian/vegan thing. I’m not, but my parents are and I grew up around that way of life. I have respect for other people’s personal eating choices and it always surprises me when others don’t. Whenever my friend Amanda, also a vegan, posts anything vegan related in her FB status, which could be something as innocent as “Made delicious vegan pancakes for breakfast.” she always gets rude/ignorant comments from her so-called friends. She seems to tolerate it, but I find it totally obnoxious!
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]]> By: aron http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15083 aron Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:33:55 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15083 I am reallllly careful in the dark - I am scared of cars! I usually just stick to the sidewalk because of it. When its not winter and I can run in daylight we have bike paths that don't go near cars which is SO nice. Since becoming a runner and with my husband now owning a bike, I really pay attention to people out there on the road. .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://runnersrambles.blogspot.com/2009/12/cloud-9.html" rel="nofollow">cloud 9</a> =-. I am reallllly careful in the dark – I am scared of cars! I usually just stick to the sidewalk because of it. When its not winter and I can run in daylight we have bike paths that don’t go near cars which is SO nice. Since becoming a runner and with my husband now owning a bike, I really pay attention to people out there on the road.
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]]> By: Odie http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15071 Odie Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:30:11 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15071 As a driver, the things that bother me the most are runners or cyclists who don't make sure they can be seen. I don't know how many times I have come up on someone running or cycling in the dark with black clothing and/or no lights. The next thing is not as common, but it also drives me crazy when they run/cycle down the middle of the lane, particularly at high volume traffic time, and don't try to move to the side to make it easier to get around them. As a driver, the things that bother me the most are runners or cyclists who don’t make sure they can be seen. I don’t know how many times I have come up on someone running or cycling in the dark with black clothing and/or no lights. The next thing is not as common, but it also drives me crazy when they run/cycle down the middle of the lane, particularly at high volume traffic time, and don’t try to move to the side to make it easier to get around them.

]]> By: Amy http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15052 Amy Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:42:10 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15052 Hi Kim, That article scared me even more than I already am! I never run in the dark, I am too chicken, afraid of not being able to see where I step but also getting hit. My kids bike to school and I am scared every morning now when they leave in the dark, and pray they make it there safely. I try so hard to get them to wear reflective gear but it is just not COOL. I wear my own fluo vest when I bike the youngest to school in the morning because I know, as a driver, that runners and bikers with Fluo gear are so much more visible. Please, everyone, be CAREFUL! Never assume drivers see you. .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://fitandfabulousatforty.blogspot.com/2009/12/just-another-day-at-gym.html" rel="nofollow">Just another day at the gym...</a> =-. Hi Kim,
That article scared me even more than I already am! I never run in the dark, I am too chicken, afraid of not being able to see where I step but also getting hit. My kids bike to school and I am scared every morning now when they leave in the dark, and pray they make it there safely. I try so hard to get them to wear reflective gear but it is just not COOL. I wear my own fluo vest when I bike the youngest to school in the morning because I know, as a driver, that runners and bikers with Fluo gear are so much more visible. Please, everyone, be CAREFUL! Never assume drivers see you.
.-= Author’s last blog post… Just another day at the gym… =-.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15048 Shannon Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:04:17 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15048 Great post. I should think about this more as a runner. If I run outside, it is light out, and I am careful about traffic. But it's not good to have that "it won't happen to me" mentality. As a driver, bicycles make me more nervous than runners. They come up to intersections at faster speeds, so I am afraid they aren't going to stop. I also worry more about bikes making sudden movements into traffic when riding on the side of the road. I always go well around the bicycle. .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://lessonstolearn.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/a-sweet-end-to-the-day/" rel="nofollow">A Sweet End to the Day!</a> =-. Great post. I should think about this more as a runner. If I run outside, it is light out, and I am careful about traffic. But it’s not good to have that “it won’t happen to me” mentality.

As a driver, bicycles make me more nervous than runners. They come up to intersections at faster speeds, so I am afraid they aren’t going to stop. I also worry more about bikes making sudden movements into traffic when riding on the side of the road. I always go well around the bicycle.
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]]> By: sophia http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15046 sophia Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:41:21 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15046 Wow that is kind of scary. I don't think I've ever run that early in the day before. At least, not out in the road. But the runners hold responsibility for themselves if they're gonna run in the dark like that! .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://burpandslurp.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/the-way-i-want-it-to-be/" rel="nofollow">The Way I Want It To Be</a> =-. Wow that is kind of scary. I don’t think I’ve ever run that early in the day before. At least, not out in the road. But the runners hold responsibility for themselves if they’re gonna run in the dark like that!
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]]> By: marissa http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15045 marissa Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:41:15 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15045 Great post! I definitely worry about getting hit by traffic when I run outside. I try to stick to sidewalks, but near my house, there are areas the sidewalk ends. I always wear bright colors and run during the day. .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://mariskris.blogspot.com/2009/12/treasure-those-you-love.html" rel="nofollow">Treasure Those You Love</a> =-. Great post! I definitely worry about getting hit by traffic when I run outside. I try to stick to sidewalks, but near my house, there are areas the sidewalk ends. I always wear bright colors and run during the day.
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]]> By: Hotch Potchery http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/2009/12/09/project-a-positive-image/#comment-15039 Hotch Potchery Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:32:57 +0000 http://www.ilaxstudio.com/blog/?p=5854#comment-15039 I do run on the road (when there are no sidewalks) and I do worry about a car hitting me...so when traffic approaches I try to get off the road. I just got a flasher for when I run in the dark from here on out!! .-= Author's last blog post... <a href="http://hotchpotchery.blogspot.com/2009/12/eight-miles-is-far.html" rel="nofollow">eight miles is FAR</a> =-. I do run on the road (when there are no sidewalks) and I do worry about a car hitting me…so when traffic approaches I try to get off the road. I just got a flasher for when I run in the dark from here on out!!
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