Close Call

Driving north on Jackson School Road this morning, I see a man jogging on the sidewalk. He is also heading north and he is on the portion of the sidewalk closest to the road. You might think he is going the wrong way if the normal rule of 'keep right' applies, but this sidewalk is special. The left lane, if you can consider that sidewalks have lanes, is for bicycles and the other one or two lanes are for people walking.  Jogging is not walking, so you might consider jogging in the bike lane the correct choice.

As I catch up to the jogger, he encounters a woman walking a couple of dogs and one of the dogs takes exception to the jogger and makes a lunge toward him. Was the dog just trying to say hello, or was he trying to take a bite out of him? I couldn't say. I only saw this for a split second, long enough to see the startled jogger take a step toward the road. If he had taken two steps we would have collided.

I did not even think about braking until I was past them and there was no bang or bump, so I just drove on. Disturbing to say the least.