Stress_Test
Flashlight Enthusiast
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This was a bit of a switch from the usual stories where somebody fires up their flashlight when needed.
I often go out for a run shortly after dark. A couple of days ago I headed out at dusk, after sundown but not completely dark yet. I was carrying my TK11 R2 edition (I typically use either it or my TK20 for running after dark).
I had switched the TK11 on low mode because it wasn't pitch dark yet and I was still on a decent stretch of neighborhood road where I didn't need the extra lighting. I heard loud exhaust rumbling behind me, and turned and saw an '98-'02 style TransAm cruising slowly past me. The car went down the street about a block, then turned around in a driveway, and came back my direction, again passing by slowly. At this point I'm starting to get a bit nervous but I figured they just made a wrong turn.
A minute later, I hear the car turn around AGAIN behind me, and now I'm glancing back over my shoulder as it approaches and passes again, this time in the middle of the street so that the car isn't far away from where I'm running on the left of the road. The car has tinted windows and I can't see the occupants or what they're doing.
The car continues down the street and goes out of sight around a bend. At this point I clicked my light OFF because I figure now it's just drawing attention if anything, and making me a target. I also decided that if I heard the car turn around and come my way again, I was going to duck out of sight behind somebody's fence or in an open garage or something, just in case. I had no idea what the driver was doing but the alarm bells were going off big time and I was spooked. I suddenly felt very vulnerable out there alone in the dark, not even a cell phone to call the cops, and nothing in my hand but a light.
I finished the rest of the run with the light turned off, because if that car returned, I didn't want him to spot me first before I had the chance to duck for cover. I didn't actually NEED the light, really. There was about a 1/2 moon, and enough occasional streetlights, and I was familiar enough with the road surfaces to not have any trouble.
I figure that the car could've had a couple of teenagers board and up to no good, looking to start something (your basic "Clockwork Orange" style punks)
Or... The driver was looking for an address and couldn't find the right house, hence the slow driving and back-and-forth passes.
I figure the second scenario is the MOST likely, but man the Spidey Sense was definitely tingling there!
I often go out for a run shortly after dark. A couple of days ago I headed out at dusk, after sundown but not completely dark yet. I was carrying my TK11 R2 edition (I typically use either it or my TK20 for running after dark).
I had switched the TK11 on low mode because it wasn't pitch dark yet and I was still on a decent stretch of neighborhood road where I didn't need the extra lighting. I heard loud exhaust rumbling behind me, and turned and saw an '98-'02 style TransAm cruising slowly past me. The car went down the street about a block, then turned around in a driveway, and came back my direction, again passing by slowly. At this point I'm starting to get a bit nervous but I figured they just made a wrong turn.
A minute later, I hear the car turn around AGAIN behind me, and now I'm glancing back over my shoulder as it approaches and passes again, this time in the middle of the street so that the car isn't far away from where I'm running on the left of the road. The car has tinted windows and I can't see the occupants or what they're doing.
The car continues down the street and goes out of sight around a bend. At this point I clicked my light OFF because I figure now it's just drawing attention if anything, and making me a target. I also decided that if I heard the car turn around and come my way again, I was going to duck out of sight behind somebody's fence or in an open garage or something, just in case. I had no idea what the driver was doing but the alarm bells were going off big time and I was spooked. I suddenly felt very vulnerable out there alone in the dark, not even a cell phone to call the cops, and nothing in my hand but a light.
I finished the rest of the run with the light turned off, because if that car returned, I didn't want him to spot me first before I had the chance to duck for cover. I didn't actually NEED the light, really. There was about a 1/2 moon, and enough occasional streetlights, and I was familiar enough with the road surfaces to not have any trouble.
I figure that the car could've had a couple of teenagers board and up to no good, looking to start something (your basic "Clockwork Orange" style punks)
Or... The driver was looking for an address and couldn't find the right house, hence the slow driving and back-and-forth passes.
I figure the second scenario is the MOST likely, but man the Spidey Sense was definitely tingling there!
