I can’t walk through a hallway or on a footpath in the world
without brushing shoulders with a stranger who I have no desire to touch. Why?
Because people become ignorant/blind to the world when they are walking.
If
people had as little consideration while driving as they have while walking –
the majority of the human population would be erased. When we drive we drive on
an allocated side of the road. Is there a reason as to why we cannot follow
this same rule while we walk? I almost feel as if I am invisible at times when I
try to walk and people attempt to walk through me. However, I am in fact solid
and if people try to walk through me I will act as an obstruction.
Not
only do people walk on the wrong side of walkways, but they will stop abruptly
midstride to have a STOP AND CHAT in the path of seemingly rival pedestrians.
What is that about? Treat this situation as if it is a cell phone call while
driving – pull over to the side of the road and do your talking in an effort
not to harm other drivers (walkers).
If I am
having the worst day of my life, I think a person giving me some slight
shoulder action walking by me could be my cathartic crash test dummy. I mean,
we all feel like fighting fools in the club who bump into us and that is
unintentional for the most part due to a lack of room. But if we and in an
eight foot wide hallway and you bump into me I may turn homicidal. It’s like an
invitation for a fight. You honestly deserve a fine if you can’t transfer road
rules to walk rules. Let’s improve society with some simple hallway/sidewalk
etiquette. If you choose not to… Go planking on the I-95.
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