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Should People Jogging/Running on the Road Have to Follow Traffic Laws?
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:37 am
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:37 am
This morning I had to slam my brakes on because some dweeb sprinted into an intersection in the pitch black darkness of my neighborhood.
If you are running full speed on a road, you should have to stop at a stop sign or traffic light the same as a bike or a car.
If you are running full speed on a road, you should have to stop at a stop sign or traffic light the same as a bike or a car.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:40 am to CSB
You sound fat
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:40 am to CSB
I always assume nobody is paying attention, whether I'm in a car or on foot. You'd never catch me running into an intersection without slowing and checking.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:41 am to BabyTac
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You sound fat
I'm morbidly obese, thank you.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:41 am to CSB
Runners should always run against traffic and always assume drivers can't see you
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:41 am to CSB
Runner sounds like a douche.
I run a lot. Always yield to vehicles. If there is ever any doubt that they see you, stop and get out of the way. Run against traffic if there is no sidewalk.
I run a lot. Always yield to vehicles. If there is ever any doubt that they see you, stop and get out of the way. Run against traffic if there is no sidewalk.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:42 am to CSB
The Booty Loop in Charlotte is a great example of bikers taking the full right lane that really just think you’re going to avoid them.
Wait till we have 40% foreign drivers that aren’t aware of traffic laws that will still outweigh Bikers by about 4000 pounds.
At a stop light, I purposely get my right tires next to the curb so THEY have to now wait for me for a change.
Wait till we have 40% foreign drivers that aren’t aware of traffic laws that will still outweigh Bikers by about 4000 pounds.
At a stop light, I purposely get my right tires next to the curb so THEY have to now wait for me for a change.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:42 am to CSB
Unfortunately, the only joggers who learn to account for distracted drivers only learn the lesson once.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:42 am to CSB
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Should People Jogging/Running on the Road Have to Follow Traffic Laws?
No, simply because runners should run against traffic.
But yes, runners should also yield to traffic.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:43 am to CSB
We're supposed to. I never assume cars will yield at a crosswalk even if I've got the right of way. If it's at night I'm even more cautious and I have reflective or light up gear on.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:44 am to CSB
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Should People Jogging/Running on the Road Have to Follow Traffic Laws
If they want to live?
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:44 am to CSB
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If you are running full speed on a road, you should have to stop at a stop sign or traffic light the same as a bike or a car.
Vehicles yield to pedestrians, but I do try and cross at crosswalks and cross when it's clear.
Friday evening, I had two guys step in front of me thinking I saw them, but I didn't. I was using FSD on my Tesla and it saw them and stopped, It's amazing how good it is at recognizing people, deer, etc. and slowing down for them.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:47 am to CSB
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some dweeb sprinted into an intersection in the pitch black darkness of my neighborhood.
There was a death in my hometown years ago from this exact scenario. Runner ran right in front of a vehicle on a big avenue, was impossible to see, and was killed instantly.
All charges were dropped after forensic review, it was 100% the runner's fault, but you know the driver still remembers hitting & killing somebody
Posted on 10/19/26 at 7:55 am to Bigdawgb
I jogged till my mid 50s but rarely ran at night and if I did, it was never in the road.
But I’ve never been suicidal.
But I’ve never been suicidal.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:03 am to Ben Rumson
It's amazing to me when just driving in my neighborhood how many walkers/runners are moving WITH traffic! How this many people, some in their 60s+ don't know about this simple.rule of the road is crazy. Don't you want to see a car and have a chance to get out of the way right before it swerves and hits you?
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:10 am to CSB
Mostly people running do have to follow traffic laws. If there's a sidewalk, then they have to run on it, not in the street. At an intersection, the usual traffic controls about who has the right of way (which street has a red light, stop sign, or yield sign) apply to pedestrians too. Yeah, I know, a lot of runners think the rules don't apply to them--although in fairness, even more bikers and many drivers are likewise entitled douchebags who think they're above the rules.
This post was edited on 10/19/26 at 8:12 am
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:18 am to BabyTac
He sounds like he was breathing heavy to get this thread out
Posted on 10/19/26 at 8:45 am to NIH
There are laws for everything on the road including pedestrians and bicycles.
So yes.
So yes.
Posted on 10/19/26 at 9:10 am to TimeOutdoors
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I had two guys step in front of me thinking I saw them, but I didn't. I was using FSD on my Tesla and it saw them and stopped
Subtle
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