Why do so many people walk or jog down the middle of the road in North Tacoma? It seems every day I see folks who opt out of our more-than-adequate sidewalks in favor of danger and excitement provided by the middle of the street. Is it because they’ve tripped over imperfections on the sidewalk in the past? Better view of houses from the street? Death wish?
Puzzling.
Most runners prefer the softer surfaces of roads to sidewalks that are typically made of denser materials. In short, it’s for our knees.
Now that said, I don’t condone running in the middle of the road. I, like most runners, try to run opposite traffic and on the shoulder.
Now this makes sense! Good to know. Thanks, Fritz.