People who run on the street when there’s a sidewalk right there
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Posted in r/mildlyinfuriating by u/mitchdwx • 22,282 points and 4,319 comments

I see plenty of room to pass. Person running in the gutter lane. Sidewalks in this area look fucking rough (thanks, car centric transportation!).

What’s mildly infuriating is the asshole taking a picture WHILE operating a motor vehicle.

    • malloc@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      19·
      1 year ago

      The sidewalks don’t look bad

      You don’t see the slant in the sidewalk? The fucking pavers are uneven af as well. Have you ever ran on an uneven surface? Shit is prone to rolling your ankle. If you are older, probably fucks up your knees

      I agree he is running on the wrong side and for safety should definitely run against traffic. Whether it’s illegal to do this really depends on the local and state laws, I think.

      In some states, pedestrian sidewalks do not exist so the rules/laws are a bit unclear. Not sure where you live but in my area the sidewalks just abruptly end and leave you to enter the roadway or cross the road to get to another sidewalk which may or may not be protected by signal or paint (ie, unsafe af)

        • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          We all have the right to be annoyed at anything. Even ridiculously small things that don’t affect us at all. Isn’t that swell. So what? What’s the BFD? If a grown adult would rather run on the shoulder than on the sidewalk, they probably have reasons for doing that.

  • Echo71Niner@lemm.eeEnglish
    25·
    1 year ago

    That jogger is a fucking idiot, never ever run on a road with your back to traffic, run on other side and face cars coming at you so you can get the fuck out of the way in event of an accident, if it happens behind your dumb ass, you are fucking dead.

    Edit: Also, why the fuck are you linking to reddit???

  • bugs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 year ago

    Most don’t realize serious runners can damage their legs by running on sidewalks vs asphalt

    Something about the impact I’m not sure the specifics

    • 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      It’s not just the softness of the material… Sidewalks have lots of undulations and uneven angles every time you cross a driveway or a junction. Also gaps and cracks

      Jogging 2km on a sidwalk is fine

      Running at a serious speed over 10k on an uneven, hard surface like sidewalk is a high chance of injury

    • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏English
      14·
      1 year ago

      Probably people who think this is jaywalking etc.

      On the other side of the Atlantic, any human, horse, bike, motorised mobility aid etc. is justified to use the roads here (except highways unless it’s an emergency) even if there’s a perfectly good sidewalk. Just double-checked and the only suggestion is to wear something reflective or hivis if you choose to walk in the road.

      • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        Reminder that jaywalking was invented by car companies because they kept killing people who were trying to use the shared public spaces that were roads back then

      • Echo71Niner@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Yah, a lot of people on this site are always posting links to reddit, I would not be surprised if we find out the developer of the site works for reddit. No other reason why linking to POS reddit is allowed and not blocked in site code from that URL from being posted.

      • Danatronic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        It’s more acceptable if the lane is wide enough to overtake and/or they’re running at a decent clip, i.e. 10-15 mph. But jogging is usually more like 5-10 mph.

      • 𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒏English
        5·
        1 year ago

        I agree, joggers aren’t really a problem at all. They move faster than walkers and overtaking them is a non issue.

        I do have a problem with large families using our new wide dedicated bike lanes as their own personal sidewalk though. They really tempt me to fit a car horn onto my bike again… That’s even considering I’m someone who prefers to slow down and wait behind pedestrians, instead of ding-dinging my bell to ask for passing space on shared paths

      • LimitedWard@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        The runner is occupying the whole lane though and they have headphones on preventing the cyclist from getting their attention.