Walking

Actually you''re supposed to walk on the left side of the road. That way you can face on comming traffic and get out of the way.

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I vaguely remeber being conditioned in grade school to walk along the right side of the hallway. I assume this was in preperation for driving.

A lot of people walk on the side of the road that they happen to be on, regardless of the direction they are headed.

It''s bicyclists that need to get a clue. They need to ride with traffic. Their speed means they can appear unexpectedly, and drivers are looking in the direction of oncoming traffic, thus a bicyclist is less likely to come out of nowhere if they ride with traffic.

[Memory is sketchy here]

Swords where holsters on the left side if I remember correctly. The habits of which side to drive on was influenced by this. Wy when it came to saddle a horse which would be on the right side of the horse so that you could mount without the sword getting in the way. I would think this would influence the driving on the left side of the road.

If you where to pass a person carrying a sword in this fashion, you would pass them on the right to avoid the side carrying the sword. If this is still the case, I don''t know. Things usually get passed down through tradition. But that has changed with time hence the driving on the road.

That was a long version just to say, "I don''t know."


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I actually often perfer when bicyclists are coming towards me. I''ve always felt it would be much easier for me to accidentally collide with a biker after making a turn, and he would never have time to react.

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Original post by bishop_pass
It''s bicyclists that need to get a clue. They need to ride with traffic. Their speed means they can appear unexpectedly, and drivers are looking in the direction of oncoming traffic, thus a bicyclist is less likely to come out of nowhere if they ride with traffic.

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Pedestrians need to get a clue - you have no idea how many dumb people I almost hit when they step out without looking.

"Oh, I can''t hear any cars, so i''ll just step out onto the cycle lane and cross the road..."
Argh!

We walk where it suits us over here.
Try walking down a London / Manchester / Liverpool street for an example of this.