tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post1224180086353453552..comments2024-02-19T03:40:56.127-08:00Comments on .: How To Not Be An Asshole: Urban RunningAngela Knottshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-61558632500121337222014-01-26T10:15:47.663-08:002014-01-26T10:15:47.663-08:00Lolz and applause all around!Lolz and applause all around!ReneighRunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691069301215494952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-84030627615207685982014-01-25T20:57:35.728-08:002014-01-25T20:57:35.728-08:00lol on this post! This line summed up SF in a nut...lol on this post! This line summed up SF in a nutshell "Hipsters are congregating. Activists are activating. Artisinal coffee is being lined up for." Though I got to say that sidewalks are basically reserved for walking only, and people that want to do anything else other than this need to use a lot of caution - basically anything going faster than walking speed needs to be really careful. Not totally sure what to suggest to you to get out of your neighborhood for a run, but it likely sucks. Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613262056157769496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-54570642357216955692014-01-25T19:22:57.247-08:002014-01-25T19:22:57.247-08:00In full agreement with almost everything in this p...In full agreement with almost everything in this post -- I regularly encounter much of this in SF when I run there. I must say, my suburban paved trail running is almost completely devoid of these annoyances, and for that, I'm supremely thankful.Biting Tonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770918200146334167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-76344318126374165352014-01-25T13:13:56.418-08:002014-01-25T13:13:56.418-08:00I 100% agree with this post! I've had close ca...I 100% agree with this post! I've had close calls with all of the above, but have been lucky to avoid actual incidents (knock on wood). I had the opposite experience that Kimra had, where I failed to call out while running past 2 pedestrians taking up the whole sidewalk, and then got an earful as I passed. And just today, I had a bicyclist call out, "On your right! 2 bikes!" while she passed on the LEFT side. I light-heartedly pointed out her mistake and we both had a laugh. <br /><br />But on a serious note, riding bikes on sidewalks is not only annoying, but *very* dangerous. Cars do not look for you, especially if you are riding in the opposite direction. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691910446074747797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-40192787846084621612014-01-25T12:34:30.049-08:002014-01-25T12:34:30.049-08:00Ugh, I've heard about that kind of thing a lot...Ugh, I've heard about that kind of thing a lot from friends who run in open park-like areas or on trails. It seems like yet another symptom of people who are just not thinking about how what they're doing affects other people. (Also, I'm the person who's like "I'm not afraid of you're dog, I just don't want to touch it!")Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-38925718865915906122014-01-25T12:32:11.242-08:002014-01-25T12:32:11.242-08:00I just can't understand how they can be *that*...I just can't understand how they can be *that* oblivious to the trouble they're causing other people. Absolutely infuriating.Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-7922485715929414632014-01-25T12:31:03.474-08:002014-01-25T12:31:03.474-08:00Thanks!Thanks!Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-13793300033053355452014-01-25T12:30:42.519-08:002014-01-25T12:30:42.519-08:00Heh....There is something to that.Heh....There is something to that.Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-61151913066462455652014-01-25T12:30:25.549-08:002014-01-25T12:30:25.549-08:00Thanks & welcome! I really, really try hard to...Thanks & welcome! I really, really try hard to go around people, but if they're being that oblivious I really have no problem shoving my sweaty self right up against them.Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-70838477899339186162014-01-25T12:24:49.754-08:002014-01-25T12:24:49.754-08:00Lol....I totally don't begrudge you hopping on...Lol....I totally don't begrudge you hopping on the sidewalk to avoid death when there are no pedestrians. But there are some streets in the city where I'm like "Really??? You chose to ride on *this* sidewalk???"<br /><br />I really don't get the yelling at people who are just trying to let you know they're there. Like I said, it only pisses me off when the warning is followed by someone nearly running me over.Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-84221263347081266452014-01-25T08:32:42.326-08:002014-01-25T08:32:42.326-08:00I run in a nature preserve, and people letting the...I run in a nature preserve, and people letting their dog leashes out all the way or people who just let their dogs go free are a common hazard. They come running toward you, and the owner is shouting that "he's friendly!" Yeah...he won't be so friendly when a runner ends up hurting him in a collision! <br />The chattering friends...ugh...then there are people on cell phones who can't manage to move in a straight line! <br />Props for the Cosby reference on the brain damaged kids! Jennifer K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06606118336143343644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-6340540740769148372014-01-25T05:09:47.765-08:002014-01-25T05:09:47.765-08:00Haha, you are so spot on with all of these. I'...Haha, you are so spot on with all of these. I'm SO happy that we just added bike lanes to St Charles ave and Carrollton, two major roads I run, but idiots still bike on the sidewalk (against traffic, naturally) at times. The most annoying to me are the besties (or tourists, same thing) and the long-leashed dogs. People are generally very good about leashing dogs here, but the whole I' -taking-up-one-side-and-my-dog-gets-the-other rule of sidewalk usage totally prevents me from going around.<br />Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-80367653606476799332014-01-24T19:38:49.061-08:002014-01-24T19:38:49.061-08:00LOL! So true and so funny. Those girls (guys, gr...LOL! So true and so funny. Those girls (guys, grandmas, whatever)... walking towards me... and not moving.. we are running out of time here! Can't stand it. Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-53591206670562534662014-01-24T14:01:25.129-08:002014-01-24T14:01:25.129-08:00This is why I prefer early morning runs when there...This is why I prefer early morning runs when there is no one on the streets! Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281336239355942919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-68704322513722974322014-01-24T13:36:05.491-08:002014-01-24T13:36:05.491-08:00I agree with all you've said. I would never da...I agree with all you've said. I would never dare run on Valencia because I'd be in a rage spiral within seconds. I am 100% guilty of elbow- and shoulder-checking tourists (I assume they're tourists?) who are walking four or five across, taking up one of the paths in Golden Gate Park. I am running toward you. Why don't you give me a little space rather than making me run into that puddle or that pile of police horse poop! GAARGHHH<br /><br />PS Found your blog through Cathryn Heart's Content. Great stuff! I am running Napa Valley in March so was especially bummed to read about your injury!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335719341080946313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-7437550143724050542014-01-24T12:39:10.649-08:002014-01-24T12:39:10.649-08:00Ugh, I got called seriously dressed down (includin...Ugh, I got called seriously dressed down (including being called a "total bitch") once near Ocean Beach for calling "on your left," nicely, at a pedestrian who was wandering between sides of the path while I was on my bike, and now I am hesitant to call out in a normal passing situation (e.g. one where the pedestrian is on the right, I can pass on the left, and there isn't any traffic coming in the other direction). I also think people are not good at directions (like, saying "on your left" makes people turn to their left and wander/veer that direction so often). <br /><br />But also, sidewalk riding, no no no. I actually rode on an empty sidewalk for like .02 mile the other day because there was a car parked in such a way that I couldn't get past, and I still feel guilty about it.<br /><br />When I was learning to bike in the city, I declared that children (especially on wheels) are more terrifying than cars, and I still believe it. The retractable dog leash is also basically the worst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-76789491913587627052014-01-24T12:25:11.393-08:002014-01-24T12:25:11.393-08:00I think there is a particularly clueless breed of ...I think there is a particularly clueless breed of cyclists in SF who seriously have no awareness of *anything* going on around them. I also feel pretty sure they are probably like that all the time as people, not just when they're on their bikes. All three times it was like they were totally oblivious I was there until they slammed into me.<br /><br />Too bad about the runners who yell at you -- I really appreciate it in the Panhandle when cyclists alert me that they're there. (Although there are still a few assholes who will yell "ON YOUR LEFT!" and I will move as far right as I can and they will *still* graze my sleeve as they pass. But again -- that is definitely just a few douche-tards, not everyone.)Angela Knottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596658700954456205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8576247921509925121.post-78325741016845520612014-01-24T12:14:10.783-08:002014-01-24T12:14:10.783-08:00How have you been hit by cyclists three times? I d...How have you been hit by cyclists three times? I definitely have jumped on the sidewalk on my bike for a block here and there when the road is like, you know, a DEATH TRAP. And, I definitely don't always warn pedestrians I'm passing on their right because, like, most of the time they just jump right instead and yell at me. But, still, I have never hit anyone while riding my bike. That seems sort of insane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com