As we have developed the site, users have found many ways to use the site in a a safe way. The most popular way is to meet up at a public starting point before you go running.
All runs are set up with a starting point that we advise everyone to use. When meeting up for a run, see that all participants that should be there are there, and then off you go.
RunAlong cannot make you use the starting point, all we can do is advise you to meet-up in safe places where you can see everyone you are going to run with, for example a hotel etc, and them go into the park and run with the group.