Why?
Why do people feel compelled to run on the road, when there is a sidewalk, literally 3 feet to their left?
Monday, June 6, 2011
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Basically, its a blog about my rather eclectic interests. So far, its ranged from movies, to TV, to music, to Formula 1, to carrots. And as such, you should be prepared to be spoiled on anything I'm watching at the time. Especially the carrots. It'll give you a good reason to stay up to date on your TV.
And my blog posts are very stream-of-consciousness, so expect wild changes in topics, and random interspersed profanity and randomness.
Enjoy.
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4 comments:
Although, on the way home today, I saw someone take the cake.
In that he decided that the proper place to run was on the yellow lines in the center of the road. Thankfully he had the good (ish) sense to go to the other side of the road as I passed. And then went straight back to the center of the road once I passed...
As a runner, cyclist, and motorist I will suggest that these folks are in fact, as Su so aptly put it, imbeciles.
As runners, we know to run against traffic (to be aware of motorists) and run on the sidewalks when available, and move off the road when cars are coming and no sidewalks are available. Hence, why we run against traffic so we can see them coming and yield to them as dictated by a specific law of physics - more precisely: f=(ma)^(car) > f=(ma)^(runner).
I notice that some 'folks who run' (we won't refer to them as runners; hereafter "cockmunches") who tend to deviate from the aforementioned equation and travel with traffic. Cockmunches tend to mostly wear dark clothing, headbands, and iPods, further obscuring their senses (which they've obviously taken leave of) and intruding in the path of motorists. Why do cockmunches do this? There are theories, yes. Pedestrians in the way? Perhaps. "Sidewalks to are too maintstream for me; I'm a rebel"? More likely.
It's the responsibilities of runners, cyclists, and motorists to encourage Cockmunches to respect the law of the road. By hitting them.
As for folks running on the yellow lines, he must have been listening to a philosopher friend of mine who proclaims that if intoxicated, walk on the yellow lines and you won't get hit. I find his philosophies to be inherently flawed. Funny, but flawed. Typically, a citation from our friendly officers of the law help with them.
Also, the ^s should be 'subs of' but this keyboard doesn't allow for that. I hope the intended meaning is properly conveyed, though.
I completely understood your equation without explanation, but I am a physics nerd.
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