Okay, so what is the protocol when there are people in front of you where you either have to shout at them to move or run in the road to get around them?
Being that most of the time when I run the roads are fairly busy with traffic, I prefer to ask anybody in front of me to move shouting a quick 'excuse me'. This usually works and people are curtious enough to get out of my way and I always shout a thank you back to them.
Unfortunately there are times when I am not heard (or I am ignored) and this is mostly by old people.
Currently I do tend to shout louder so that they can hear me, but I am never really comfortable with this. So, other than running in the road or barging past them, is there any way I can get them out of the way without risking giving them a heart attack?
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For the most part, when driving other vehicles are usually moving at the same speed as me - or there are lanes for me to safely overtake.
If it is safe to do so, I will run on the road to get past somebody if they haven't heard me calling out. If it is busy, I 'honk my horn' louder, but with the shouting, I feel it may sound agressive.
When they hear me, most people are okay at moving, it is just ensuring they hear me that is the problem. We do seem to have a lot of older people around 75+ I guessI find it's people texting that are the worst - the iPod wearers, generally at least, walk in a straight line so you can choose which way to go round them. Texters weave all over the f*cking place.
Reckon you'll just have to shout louder Pie - although I was thinking the other day how nice it would be to run with a bike bell
I find it's normally the older generation that move out the way!
I don't shout anything, if someone doesn't move out my way I just use the road. It's quiet out when I run so it's never been dangerous.
Can't say I really have that much problem with approaching people from behind, they're normally very polite and move out the way when they hear me coming, I might have to slow down a bit.
Like Phil what is supremely irritating to me is the groups of people, often more than 2 people, more like 5 people on wide pavements, who are going the opposite direction but can't make a little space for one person It's normally groups of little princesses in their ridiculous high heels, so just nudge one at the end and watch the dominoes fall
I'm more respectful to the elderly, the mums and the disabled when I'm out running.
But the rest , stuff them. Normally I start sprinting towards them just to allow them
to move to one side. A lot of fun when their faces turn to horror seeing someone
charging at them.
Grrrr, don't start me on that one!!