Tom Bracken has been an avid exerciser for decades. When the region’s weather turns warmer in the spring and summer, he adds walking and biking to his year-round weight-lifting, spinning, yoga and more.
He’s picked up some crucial safety tips along the way — once when he almost got hit by a car.
“The driver pulled over and said, ‘I can’t see you. You have to put something shiny on.’ So I got reflective jerseys, like the road crews wear, and now I always wear that if I’m walking in the evening,” Bracken, 80, of Trafford, said…