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PETZL

Road ID Elite

Amphipod

Recently I moved from the city to the burbs.  The biggest difference I have found is safety.  I was actually safer running downtown in Baltimore than I am out here in the county.  I don’t think the drivers are looking for pedestrians.  Not only have I had close calls, I have witnessed other runners almost get hit in cross walks going with the light.  This has convinced me to go full DORK.  I have always run with my RoadID, it makes my wife feel better but, now I have taken safety to a whole new level.  Tonight I ran with my Amphipod reflective belt thingy and a PETZL headlamp.  I admit I felt pretty silly however, something was different in the run tonight.  People saw me.  A car was getting ready to make a left turn through the cross walk I was crossing, I looked right at him with my lamp blazing and he stopped in his tracks.  I felt like I had a new super power.  Other times during the 6 mile run I saw cars take more precaution as they approached, maybe it was just a foot stepping off the gas to slow down and look at the one man light show but, who cares, they saw me.  I felt a little safer.

Another benefit was being able to see the bent up sidewalks in the dark.  So if you see a well lit runner in the Baltimore are give me a wave.