I need advice of a strange variety.
I live in a tiny, remote city ('city' being a generous term) in Jordan which is just a small blip on a two lane highway in the middle of the desert. Said highway is straight, flat and ideal for a road bike, so a couple of days ago I threw a used road bike I purchased in Amman into the back of my truck and hauled it out to where I'm living. Two 30-minute rides this week have both gone well in terms of exercise (I'm a runner but have been suffering from recurring injuries so I'm using this as a way to stay in shape).
I have to bike early in the morning for several reasons:
1) It's too damn hot to wait until long after the sun comes up.
2) It's too damn hot to go after work.
3) Waiting until it gets dark and cools down in the evening won't work because there is no proper lighting in the area (and people aren't used to seeing bikes so I'm not sure lighting myself up like a Christmas tree would help keep me from getting run over).
I'm okay with biking in the morning since I'm an early riser anyway, there is just one major issue: At dawn and the early hours of the morning (any time before 7:30), the outskirts of town are run by packs of angry, wild dogs.
In two days I've had four epic sprints to outrun them - each successful - but I'm not here to get rabies (I have my shots, so that's good at least). There are only two routes which I can take to get out of town (one in either direction) and both feature packs of dogs.
Does anyone have any advice on how I can avoid any major confrontations with wild dogs while on my bike?