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Originally Posted by margaretmattson
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.
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Wut? Sorry, but no...
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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.
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Once again... No... Walkers staying to the far left have no effect on bikes or carts on the right side of the path... And how does one "stay off the road" when taking a walk in the neighborhoods? And bikes have every right to be on the road. Just like cars. They have the same "right of way" that cars have...
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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?
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Nope... Unless you're talking about walking in the halls at school.
Pretty sure you're safe from getting hit by a car there... Apples and Kumquats...
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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.
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Once again having the ability to SEE what is coming at you, rather than have a bike/cart come up on you from behind, seems to be the safest...
You keep asking "how it's done in The Villages. You've been told that. Yet you don't want to accept the answer... Strange...