While running along quite a busy main road of my town, the owner of a bakkie driving along began shouting at me out his window as he drove, forcing me to jump out the way to avoid being hit. He was driving at about 70-80km/hr and I know that if he had hit me, I would have been seriously injured or quite easily killed.
While I’ve experienced catcalling and prolonged staring by men I’ve run past, this is beyond unacceptable behaviour. I run with mace and the mindset of being continously conscious of my surroundings, but how am I supposed to protect myself from something like this?