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Considerate Pedestrians

These pedestrians took up the entire lane on the crowded Lakefront Path today near Fullerton, but they were considerate enough to provide padding for approaching cyclists.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on May 28, 2012 at 7:43am

Actually I do not think it is unreasonable to expect people to understand that a huge paved path like that is not for them and them alone. 

In my opinion it takes a special kind of entitled selfishness to walk along any kind of path spread out taking the entire lane so that no one walking faster, running, skating or cycling can pass you.  It is just one of the many prime examples of how many people live in a world of one with no frame of reference outside of themselves and their desires.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 28, 2012 at 7:58am

+1

notoriousDUG said:

Actually I do not think it is unreasonable to expect people to understand that a huge paved path like that is not for them and them alone. 

In my opinion it takes a special kind of entitled selfishness to walk along any kind of path spread out taking the entire lane so that no one walking faster, running, skating or cycling can pass you.  It is just one of the many prime examples of how many people live in a world of one with no frame of reference outside of themselves and their desires.

Permalink Reply by Kevin T. on May 28, 2012 at 8:44am
Holiday weekend crowd and lots of boozing no doubt, I would avoid the lakefront like the plague this weekend bike or no bike.
Permalink Reply by Carlee Weimer 6.0 mi on May 28, 2012 at 10:02am

I just love that you got a picture of this. I also see people apply this mindset to everyday sidewalks as well. I don't know how many times I, walking solo, see a group of 3-4 people walking the opposite direction on the same sidewalk, and I have to step out into the street or the grass to avoid being walked into.

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 28, 2012 at 1:13pm

I have noticed that the pedestrians who are not wearing helmets are the worst offenders in this type of behavior. 

Permalink Reply by Melanie K on May 28, 2012 at 6:39pm

And pedestrians not wearing pants in this case...

James BlackHeron said:

I have noticed that the pedestrians who are not wearing helmets are the worst offenders in this type of behavior. 

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 28, 2012 at 6:43pm

I find it interesting how in our society people get so hung up about what other people are wearing/not-wearing.  

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 29, 2012 at 11:39am

I wish I had a reasonable explanation for this kind of rudeness.  I hate it when people just stop in the middle of the sidewalk, or large groups block the entire sidewalk.  One of my biggest pet peeves is large groups (often suburban teens or tourists) that stop right in the middle of the sidewalk on a corner, blocking people who are crossing the street and making it tough for them to get onto the sidewalk, clear of about-to-be-moving traffic.

Serge Lubomudrov said:

In my (unfortunately, not so frequent) travels around the U.S. of A. and other parts of the world, I found that this kind of behavior is most common in this country and especially in Chicago and the suburbs. I have no scientific data for this, just an observation. And you, Carlee, touched on one of my most favorite offenses: how people here navigate a busy sidewalk. I have no explanation for this phenomenon. Any ideas?

Permalink Reply by Liz on May 29, 2012 at 11:51am

People love walking into me while I am walking down the sidewalk, it happens all the time to me.  I've gotten to the point that I just glare at the groups and walk into them if they don't move.  95% of the time the move when they're less than 1 foot away from me. If they walk into me, then that's there fault for not looking where they're going.  

As far as the lakefront path goes, while its the inconsiderate thing to do, its well within their "right", so I just avoid riding on the lakefront path in the summer, unless its early morning or late at night. 

Serge Lubomudrov said:

In my (unfortunately, not so frequent) travels around the U.S. of A. and other parts of the world, I found that this kind of behavior is most common in this country and especially in Chicago and the suburbs. I have no scientific data for this, just an observation. And you, Carlee, touched on one of my most favorite offenses: how people here navigate a busy sidewalk. I have no explanation for this phenomenon. Any ideas?

Carlee Weimer said:

I just love that you got a picture of this. I also see people apply this mindset to everyday sidewalks as well. I don't know how many times I, walking solo, see a group of 3-4 people walking the opposite direction on the same sidewalk, and I have to step out into the street or the grass to avoid being walked into.

Permalink Reply by Nançois on May 29, 2012 at 11:51am

I have also observed a similar phenomenon with groups of people coming to a complete standstill at the exit point of an escalator or immediately after passing through a revolving door. To the point where the people immediately behind them, propelled forward by the same technology the offending parties just used, are thrown right smack into them. Usually, without padding.

Anne Alt said:

I wish I had a reasonable explanation for this kind of rudeness.  I hate it when people just stop in the middle of the sidewalk, or large groups block the entire sidewalk.  One of my biggest pet peeves is large groups (often suburban teens or tourists) that stop right in the middle of the sidewalk on a corner, blocking people who are crossing the street and making it tough for them to get onto the sidewalk, clear of about-to-be-moving traffic.

Serge Lubomudrov said:

In my (unfortunately, not so frequent) travels around the U.S. of A. and other parts of the world, I found that this kind of behavior is most common in this country and especially in Chicago and the suburbs. I have no scientific data for this, just an observation. And you, Carlee, touched on one of my most favorite offenses: how people here navigate a busy sidewalk. I have no explanation for this phenomenon. Any ideas?

Permalink Reply by Mark on May 29, 2012 at 12:03pm

The Park District needs to build a paved bypass trail for bikes that runs closer to LSD from Fullerton south to underneath the pedestrian bridge, where it would join the existing bypass trail.  This would greatly increase safety for everyone.

Permalink Reply by spencewine on May 29, 2012 at 12:19pm

I run mostly on the LFP and I have found many bicyclist to be just as "entitled" as pedestrians. I love it when I'm running on the path and a bicyclist comes flying out of an on ramp and about runs me over while getting onto the path...or better yet, when I'm going to pass someone on the path in my lane, but an oncoming bicyclist decides that they're entitled to use my lane to pass someone and they about run me over in the process. Entitlement is endemic on the LFP, it goes well beyond the type of recreation (or social status for that matter.)

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