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Do you run to the right, to the left, do you move, do you stay, or do you smash?

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1:35pm, 6 Apr 2016
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StuHolmes
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Apr 2016
1:37pm, 6 Apr 2016
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swittle
"Pardon me, may I pass?"

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Apr 2016
1:51pm, 6 Apr 2016
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Autumnleaves
If they're facing me I generally make eye contact, if they move aside I say thank you, if they don't I run round them - I reckon it's easier for me to move round them as I'm moving faster. If they are heading in the same direction as me I sometimes say something as I get near, like 'coming past on your left/right' so that I don't make them jump. Cyclists I move aside on a shared path cycle/track. In fact in general I have no problem with being the one who adjusts - I am rarely running at a rate where it presents me with an issue.
Apr 2016
1:51pm, 6 Apr 2016
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Carpathius
I tend to stick to the left side of the pavement so anyone coming up behind me and going faster can easily see from a distance that it's ok to pass me on my right.

I do tut at people walking abreast and taking up the entire pavement and refuse to move at all to let me past.

I have also been known to run right in the middle of a certain very narrow pavement with my elbows stuck out on each side if I see a cyclist coming. The road in question is very wide and has a great big cycle lane clearly painted on it.
Apr 2016
2:17pm, 6 Apr 2016
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Ceratonia
Pretty much what Southcoastpete says. Dog walkers miles from anywhere in the countryside are often lost in thought and really not expecting anyone to appear behind them, so I try to approach noisily and shout hello from a good distance - they tend to jump a mile whatever you do. Not sure a bell really makes a difference.

Some people at work who have moved here from overseas have in the past commented that it's seems slightly uncharacteristic of britaon that we don't have an accepted polite way of walking along pavements. Apparently in some countries, everyone walks on the right (or left where appropriate) and it's considered rude to walk on the wrong side/stand in people's way etc.
Apr 2016
2:28pm, 6 Apr 2016
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ChrisHB
I'm the one who wishes to make forwards progress and it's up to me to choose the best path without troubling anyone.

Don't give runners a bad name, as cyclists have already earned themselves.
Apr 2016
2:34pm, 6 Apr 2016
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UsedToRunaBit
Agree Chris, which is why I always move around, shame some other runners don't feel this way too who run at me with a stern face...on the wrong side :)
Apr 2016
2:39pm, 6 Apr 2016
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Badger
So true. I say excuse me to pedestrians blocking the whole path, but yell OI loudly at cyclists doing the same, I'm afraid. (I bike commute myself, but I'm careful about it).

I do feel that I have a right to part of the pavement, though willing to weave around to get what's available.
Apr 2016
2:42pm, 6 Apr 2016
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Badger
Which is the wrong side? The only rule for pedestrians is that if you're on a road, you should either be facing traffic or on the outside of the bend. As Ceratonia says, there isn't even an unwritten rule in the UK for pavements.
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2:44pm, 6 Apr 2016
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DeeGee
Left vs right is an interesting conundrum, as it stems from medieval times.

Knights are right-handed. Observe the re-enactment of a medieval tournament. The lance is held in the right hand, horses approaching one another pass on the left. Likewise, if you were going to attack with your sword you would ensure they were on the right of you. Natural convention is therefore to give way by moving as far left (ie away from your adversary) as possible.

Armies taking the right hand side of the road was a Napoleonic invention. Having observed the convention to pass to the left, he wanted every army he met to have to make an effort to move out of the way of the French army. Therefore he gave orders that his men should move as far over to the right as possible. This was more a sign of dominance psychologially than an actual dominant fighting position. As the little Corsican began to impose his rule on more and more of Europe, his position became more common and explains why continental Europeans all drive on the wrong side.

Moving to the left is my natural instinct, it's the polite way. Moving to the right, is just plain rude!

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