If running, it could be because pavement is much kinder on the joints than cement. My coach at UCLA absolutely forbade anyone running on sidewalks, the laws be damned (and he was a lot scarier than any cop I ever met). Of course, most of us were smart enough to run against traffic and pop up to the sidewalk for a bicycle. Walking we could do on sidewalks. To stay on the path when someone is coming towards them is pretty inexcusable. To move with the flow of traffic is downright suicidal.
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Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)
"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
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