Hi, I’m in the US and non-car safety is appalling. I live in a semi-urban area and get nearly hit, obstructed or aggressively cut off at crosswalks or driveways nearly every single time I run, which is every other day.
Rather than try to make the case with stats showing no local enforcement of pedestrian code, I’ve decided for my and likely my future lawyers sale I should just record and montage it. When I’m inevitably disabled or killed by one of these selfish dumbasses, at least it will make for simple settlements, and prosecutions .
I’m in the market for a headmounted/head strap camera, preferably with a microphone option. I googled a bit and there are some go-pro-ish options but they all seem pretty big and heavy, made for mountain biking or swimming, etc. anyone have ideas or links for a lighter option? Don’t need 4k and 400gb of storage, just enough for an hour or video and audio at reasonable resolution.
TIA
+1 for an action cam. Take a look at the Sony models, they have a different form factor that might work better for running. That, or look at popular running channels and see if they lost their gear in the description , like kofuzi talks about gear sometimes
And I think your plan is great, and fully accept your need for safety and respect as a pedestrian.
Having said that and fully meaning the previous sentence:
Is there any research you.vould do on alternate routes, maybe even some that put you on park trails or similar ? It may be a more enjoyable experience.
Again I’m not saying you’re doing anything wrong or don’t deserve to run in your local area.
The normal route I take, with the dangers mentioned is the most minimized traffic/car exposed route available to me. Suburbs are the worst of all worlds; drivers aren’t used to seeing pedestrians yet the density of pedestrians and cars is high enough to constantly cause dangerous situations. Urban is actually safer because people might actually stop at a stoplight (for other cars likely but at least they stop), and rural with few cars is just easier to not be at risk as pedestrian.
Yes, I personally have chosen to stop running anywhere cars go, and found I enjoy the sport of trail running more, but I am fortunate that gravel trails (or real trails) are very available to me. It takes me out of the flow to deal with stopping at intersections, regardless of car presence or not.
Anyway not disregarding your experience, or route limitations. Just considering options