How to survive an encounter with a crocodile or alligator

615saint said
If you are being chased by an alligator, the easiest way to escape is:

Make a turn.

Alligators and Crocodiles, while they are able to run at speeds exceeding humans for short spans, take a l o n g time to change direction.

that article says that its useless to run zig-zags and that you should just put the most distance between you and the gator by running straight