Safety Is A Major Priority

After reading about another beating on the Reston Path system I am really upset that this type of thing keeps happening. The path system was put in place for people to walk, run, bike, etc throughout the community of Reston. It is a great way to get around and it used to be safe but now certain groups of people feel is a great place to attack, rob and do other ridiculous things to people. Why is this happening and who is to blame? We as a community need to do something to fix this issue. Should we create a volunteer task force to monitor the paths? Should the police be more involved? These are all questions that we need to ponder.

But, in the meantime we need to make sure we are safe. I drive into work very early in the morning and see people walking and running along the street with no reflective gear or headlamp/flashlight. We need to make sure when we are out and about we have the ability to be seen as well as the ability to protect ourselves. I know it is hard to get friends to run or walk or bike with you that early in the AM or even later at night but it would be much better if you are in a group than alone.

There are many running groups in this area that run a different days and time and even if the whole group doesn't run when you want to you can find someone in that group to run with you.

Safety is very important in many ways. Please make sure you take precautions when you are out and about!