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ldyrnr1944 08-17-2020 05:50 PM

Only walk on left facing traffic!! You need to see bikers coming towards you. On multi-model. It is imperative that you see carts coming towards you!!

bpascani 08-17-2020 06:30 PM

you and me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ONTAP15 08-17-2020 07:20 PM

Walk wherever way you want and if someone has any thing to say tell them kiss off

canyonblue 08-17-2020 07:44 PM

Granted this is about cars but I say it would apply to any mode of transportation.

Researchers found that pedestrians walking against traffic have on average a 77 percent lower risk of being struck and injured by a car. "If no pavement or pedestrian lane is available," they write, "facing traffic substantially improves pedestrian safety."

Dennis Barker is the head coach at Team USA Minnesota, where he has coached 24 national track champions and an Olympian. Seeing oncoming traffic is important, he says, so that the runner and the driver know what the other is doing. When he used to run on rural two-lane roads, he noticed that when cars approached and passed one another, they would move away from the center — and closer to the runner. Running against traffic allows you to notice this adjustment.

"As a driver, I appreciated others who walked or ran facing traffic because it helped me see them better when they adjusted their position as I approached," Barker says. "I, in turn, adjusted my position. We both took responsibility for each other's safety."

kcrazorbackfan 08-17-2020 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debfrommaine (Post 1818319)
Always walk on the left side facing traffic but was politely told that on a walking trail with bikers (no golf carts/cars) to walk on the right?

This is a common sense type of answer - if you have to share a lane with carts and bikes ALWAYS FACE TRAFFIC.


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