It's nice when everyone moves in a coordinated and efficient manner. But then when they don't, it's more important how that's handled. Is it with rage and entitlement, or is it with grace and flexibility.
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Why are you walking on the left side of the sidewalk?
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That probably depends on which MR subforum they're surfing while not paying attention to the traffic around them.
The difference being that on an escalator, everyone is presumably going in the same direction.
Now that's a different rule, as for an expressway, or multi-lane street.
Yes, your image illustrates what I mean quite well. I don't expect people to get so granular with fast and slow lanes on a sidewalk, but at least be on the correct side.
Normally I agree with this.
But then I run into another person walking at half speed while they text.
They should have their own special lane ... one that goes straight to Hell.
Say "Excuse me please" politely but firmly. They won't know they're blocking you otherwise.
The Chinese beat you to the punch. Although, I think you still get credit for its destination.
Notice that the Texters are closer to the street (easier to get ran over) Only in China, giving Darwinism a helping hand.
Death to those who walk and text. Or to those who read the phone and walk.
Ever see 3 randomly available subway seats that you know are going to go fast while people are streaming into the car, then you realize you're directly behind a dolt who is slowly ambling into the subway car while absorbed in his or her phone?
Ever see 3 randomly available subway seats that you know are going to go fast while people are streaming into the car, then you realize you're directly behind a dolt who is slowly ambling into the subway car while absorbed in his or her phone?
Why are the fast lanes near the middle though? It decreases reaction time and flexibility to move out of the way and increases potential damage done to both parties. Wouldn't it be more logical to have the fastest moving objects fall off the road, thereby doing potentially less harm to everyone?
Well, the convention is taken from an expressway, and there, a barrier or a strip of land would separate the vehicles not travelling in the same direction.
If the faster moving objects are at the edge of the road (or path), then the slower ones must cross a fast-moving lane in order to exit the road or path. This leads to two undesirable effects:
1. It puts slow-moving obstacles in a fast-moving lane, or:
2. It requires slow-moving objects to accelerate (which may be impossible) and then safely decelerate into an exit (which may be impossible).
Sure you can. If traffic is moving in the same direction (as on an escalator or people mover) then slow traffic keeps to the right so people can pass on the left. If there is opposing traffic then one direction sticks to the left and the other direction sticks to the right. If there area is wide enough then slower traffic should stick to the far right so faster traffic can still pass on the left.
The problem with the bold is that one direction's left is the opposite direction's right. So if one sticks to the right, and the other sticks to the left, they'd be walking head on into eachother.
The Chinese beat you to the punch. Although, I think you still get credit for its destination.
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Funny you should mention this. I just saw this at Cult of Mac. It's both funny and very sad, and shockingly true.
http://www.cultofmac.com/321868/iphone-addiction-destorys-world/
iPhone addiction destroys the world in this hilarious short film
by Buster Hein (11:11 am PDT, May 7th)
I’m addicted to my iPhone. Aren’t we all? The addiction is so deep and universal that CultCast host Erfon Elijah spent a good three minutes yesterday convincing me it’s totally OK to cruise Instagram from a urinal.
“Just don’t don’t 'gram yourself,” he argues.
Worse things could come of a smartphone addiction than an accidental nudie pic, and in this hilarious animated short film, that’s exactly what happens. Cartoons characters completely oblivious to the world around them, stay glued to their screens continue to tap, tap, tap away, while slamming into poles, getting striped of clothes, and walking into burning buildings to get that perfect selfie.
Check out the funny three minute film:
BL.
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Poor phrasing on my part. In a situation with opposing traffic everyone sticks to their right. If you need to pass someone moving the same direction you do it on their left (as long as you wont run into someone coming the opposite direction).