Visibility while running

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends on where you're running.

I run on a paved path for pedestrians and cyclists, at 5:45am when it's pitch dark. I run in black and grey. It's fine, I can see people. Honestly, the people with the bright lights are actually kind of blinding. Especially the cyclists with the blinking lights!

If you run on a road with cars, that's another story.

I do have to sometimes cross streets to get to the trail, but there aren't many cars out, and I make sure the entire intersection is fully clear before proceeding.

Runners like you are the worst. Cyclists call you ninjas - - you're invivisble right until the cyclist is about to hit you. Please don't wear all dark clothes on multiuse paths in the dark/twilight.

Oh noes, poor cyclists!

Turn off your lights on trails, and you can see the pedestrians. Your eyes will adjust. I can see other runners wearing all black/grey quite easily in the dark, or unlit cyclists. Your damn blinding lights are the worst!

Are you kidding?! The lights are essential to be able to spot idiots like you who decide to run in dark clothes, without a light, and without reflective clothing. Surely you're a troll. No one can really be this dense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This depends on where you're running.

I run on a paved path for pedestrians and cyclists, at 5:45am when it's pitch dark. I run in black and grey. It's fine, I can see people. Honestly, the people with the bright lights are actually kind of blinding. Especially the cyclists with the blinking lights!

If you run on a road with cars, that's another story.

I do have to sometimes cross streets to get to the trail, but there aren't many cars out, and I make sure the entire intersection is fully clear before proceeding.

This is about the dumbest thing I’ve read in a long time. Beyond the genuinely idiotic choice of clothing color, has it ever occurred to you that other people may have different vision than you in dark conditions? Why anybody would wear anything but loud reflective clothing in the dark is astonishing. Who cares what any of this looks like.

[Anonymous]

Depends if your goal is to see or be seen. I wear a headlamp to see and I run on the outside edge of the trail. My running partner wears a lighted vest to be seen - closer to the center line.
If I am alone, I wear a headlamp and special reflective clothing.

I run before dawn all year long and the colors of your clothes don’t matter except at dawn and dusk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends on where you're running.

I run on a paved path for pedestrians and cyclists, at 5:45am when it's pitch dark. I run in black and grey. It's fine, I can see people. Honestly, the people with the bright lights are actually kind of blinding. Especially the cyclists with the blinking lights!

If you run on a road with cars, that's another story.

I do have to sometimes cross streets to get to the trail, but there aren't many cars out, and I make sure the entire intersection is fully clear before proceeding.

Runners like you are the worst. Cyclists call you ninjas - - you're invivisble right until the cyclist is about to hit you. Please don't wear all dark clothes on multiuse paths in the dark/twilight.

I also run at that time and no we cannot see you until we are right up close to you and it’s scary as heck. Please wear something reflective or a small blinker. When I see people with reflectors and lights - I know they are exercising. When I see men with no lights, I am scared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This depends on where you're running.

I run on a paved path for pedestrians and cyclists, at 5:45am when it's pitch dark. I run in black and grey. It's fine, I can see people. Honestly, the people with the bright lights are actually kind of blinding. Especially the cyclists with the blinking lights!

If you run on a road with cars, that's another story.

I do have to sometimes cross streets to get to the trail, but there aren't many cars out, and I make sure the entire intersection is fully clear before proceeding.

This is about the dumbest thing I’ve read in a long time. Beyond the genuinely idiotic choice of clothing color, has it ever occurred to you that other people may have different vision than you in dark conditions? Why anybody would wear anything but loud reflective clothing in the dark is astonishing. Who cares what any of this looks like.

PP is either an awful, selfish human being or a troll. There's not excuse for running in the dark, in all dark clothes, without anything reflective or a light.