When joggers and walkers use the road instead of the sidewalk

Long distance runners avoid concrete like the plague. Why so mad?

It’s a lot easier to trip and fall on a sidewalk.

You’re probably mad because you’re too fat and lazy to exercise.

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I want to hit these people with my car.

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And that would be vehicular homicide and I'd hope you'd spend a lifetime in jail

How many miles per week do you run?

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How many miles per week do you run?

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I do about 20 miles on my thigh master per week.

SideWALKs are usually uneven and can be trip hazards…..Runners and walkers have just as much of a right to be on the road as you.

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Runners and walkers have just as much of a right to be on the road as you.

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The hell they do. Get your arse on the sidewalk, a walking trail, or a damn treadmill. Off the road. Roads are for vehicular traffic, not pedestrian traffic. Sidewalks are for pedestrian traffic, not vehicular traffic.

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Why the hell are you jogging in the middle of the road when there’s a perfectly good sidewalk right next to you?

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First off, unless it's a race I've not seen joggers or walkers in the middle of the road. Always as close to the curb as possible.

A legitimate answer is that many times the road is in better shape than the sidewalk. Many sidewalks are uneven and offer more tripping hazards than the road. There's also a better chance of being seen on the road than on the sidewalk when crossing streets.

My OT answer- we do it just to piss of people like you.

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You’re probably mad because you’re too fat and lazy to exercise.

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Mean.

I go to the gym a lot, it’s not that. It’s the fact that I’ll come around a corner in my neighborhood and there’s a jogger in the middle of the fricking road and I have to slam on my brakes.

I'm with the OP on this.

Hate them far more than bicyclists. Which is saying something.

The streets I commonly see them on have well maintained sidewalks so that is no excuse.