Pedestrian Woes

We had a discussion earlier this week about other pet peeves on Twitter, and @andymurd brought up bad pedestrian behavior. Since you're already used to my bitching about bad driving, a lot of these may sound familiar, because they follow the same rules:

1) If you're walking slow or stopping frequently, then stay to the right. This applies to everything from shopping malls to busy sidewalks, to escalators. Other people might actually know where they are going or, *gasp!*, have some place to be, so just get out of the way and let the rest of society get on with their lives.

2) Speaking of escalators, don't freakin' STOP after getting off the steps and look around to see which way to go. There are people behind you, remember? No one is having fun walking backwards on those things while you get your bearings, so just take a few steps and get out of the way while you figure out where you are.

3) Groups: if the sidewalk is only wide enough to let 4 people through, then don't try cramming your whole group together in one line. Other people need to walk on the sidewalk at some point, too, you know.

All in all, just use some common sense. Realize you're not the only one there. Understand that other people have places to go, too.