Sidewalks are not a given...

Whether I am out running, biking with M, or just taking a stroll, it makes me a bit uneasy to share the road with moving vehicles.  Is it better to face oncoming traffic or have my back toward oncoming traffic? My instincts say to face toward, then I see all the other runners / power walkers doing the business facing away from oncoming traffic.
No matter. Whichever way I am orientated, I am practically hugging the curb and yammering at M to stick closer to me.

Most drivers are considerate enough to drive away from us when they see us in the road.
Key phrase being...when they see us.
My biggest pet peeve are sporty cars with souped up engines zooooming around the corners with wheels a screechin!
M always yells and shakes his mini fists after them, "Slow down hot dog wheels!".

Guess he can't escape his urban roots either.