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Also, both my wife and I have hit joggers while bicycling before. Both times, however, it was the result of the jogger executing a u-turn on the trail without looking and while wearing headphones. For my wife, we were riding at dusk, she had a blinking front headlight, and the jogger was coming at us. Yet, inexplicably, the jogger stepped directly in front of an oncoming bicycle, resulting in a collision. For me, I had yelled, "on your left," moved completely over to the left edge of the trail, and the jogger, oblivious to it all, made a u-turn to head back in the other direction. There was simply no time to react. Both times, we were at random places on the MVT - not an an intersection, bend, mile marker, or other significant point. I assume these joggers are going for a certain number of songs or something, then turning around. Thankfully, all parties escaped with only scrapes a bruises.

For you Hunt for Red October fans out there, my wife and I now yell "Crazy Ivan!" every time we see the no-look spontaneous u-turn with headphones.

by AxJeff on Jun 12, 2012 9:59 am • link • report

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