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Originally Posted by JMintzer
Well, since you asked...
"Traffic" is typically cars, bikes, golf carts, etc (yes, I know there is "foot traffic")... And yes, slower traffic should stay right...
And I was always taught to walk FACING traffic, so you can see what is coming at you...
Others will give you different advice. You make your choices, you take your chances...
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You can not always walk facing traffic. Example: Everyone who lives in a particular village is invited for a gathering at a nearby rec center. Some drive their cars, others bikes or scooters, and those who live close walk. It is obvious everyone must go in the same direction to get to the rec center. A walker can not walk against traffic, he/she will be going the wrong way.
This is when you follow the standard traffic rules. Bikes and walkers stay off the road. Cars always have the right of way. Walkers stay to the far right on the path that leads to the rec center allowing faster traffic (bikes, scooters, joggers etc) to pass them on the left.
This seems to be standard practice everywhere except here in the villages. Walkers, for their safety, should always heed to faster traffic. Remember when you were in grade school and you were taught to walk in single file keeping to the right?
Again, this is how I have always been taught. Seems to be the safest. If anyone knows how it is done in the villages, please let me know. I don't want to be hit by a faster vehicle.