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[quote=Anonymous]When I do my early morning runs, I typically stay in my neighborhood and ON the street. I don't like sidewalks in general, but will use them crossing between neighborhoods where there isn't ample room on the road and the speed limit is higher than I'd prefer to have. You are wearing reflective gear and don't use headphones. Both those are good preventive measures. Are you running with enough daylight that cars can see you even without the reflective gear? (Another option is to have a headlamp or light on armband.)  You also carry a phone, which is great in the event of injury, getting lost, etc.

Neighborhood sidewalks, to me, are more dangerous than the roads. They're harder on my knees. And there are so many places where the sections are higher/lower than their adjacent section, that it's easy to stumble. I don't worry about potholes on neighborhood streets the way I would a main, heavily traveled road. But on neighborhood streets, I do make sure to watch for things that can put my footing off, like rocks, acorns, sticks, etc.

Keep your head up when you're near driveways and cross streets where cars could be backing out.

I don't like living in fear and have never felt unsafe running neighborhood streets. So I don't really think I need to worry about attackers. But I don't know your particular circumstances, so maybe it's more of an issue that I can relate to.

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