Walking Lanes? Should walking and texting be made illegal too?

rjpf1980

How often do you have to weave through dense flocks of pedestrians who are prepared to walk into you or walk over you especially those morons with phones and other hand held devices who seem determined to crash into you?
Why do we allow tourists to link arms and advance in a phalanx ten deep?
Shouldn't we have walking lanes?

Shouldn't something done?

ScumLord

rjpf1980 wrote: »

How often do you have to weave through dense flocks of pedestrians who are prepared to walk into you or walk over you especially those morons with phones and other hand held devices who seem determined to crash into you?

What are you doing that you can't avoid them?

RustyNut

rjpf1980 wrote: »

How often do you have to weave through dense flocks of pedestrians who are prepared to walk into you or walk over you especially those morons with phones and other hand held devices who seem determined to crash into you?
Why do we allow tourists to link arms and advance in a phalanx ten deep?
Shouldn't we have walking lanes?

Shouldn't something done?

I think we have enough rules for people to break already.

uck51js9zml2yt

Absolutely, but only for other people;)

Badly Drunk Boy

But the government are spending all the money on cycle lanes, neglecting the much-needed texting lanes.

In some countries, they have the pedestrian crossing lights on the ground.

Cee-Jay-Cee

We should have a new law to prevent any more stupid new laws being enacted.

Story Bud?

How do you expect me to stay in a lane while I'm looking at my phone? :rolleyes:

Ruu

There is no one to enforce the rules or laws that already exist and you want more rules!

rjpf1980

ScumLord wrote: »

What are you doing that you can't avoid them?

Walking.

wakka12

no this is unnecessary

Winterlong

We should get the Department of Silly Nonsense to draft the legislation.

kneemos

Need to be taught in school how to look at their phone and be aware of their peripheral vision.

bodice ripper

Far be it from me to say anything positive, but I find people in Ireland to be pretty good at not hogging the sidewalk. At least, relative to the other places i have visited.

SEPT 23 1989

bodice ripper wrote: »

Far be it from me to say anything positive, but I find people in Ireland to be pretty good at not hogging the sidewalk. At least, relative to the other places i have visited.

the wha?

kneemos

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

the wha?

It's a new dance craze I think.

maudgonner

We don't need laws to cover this. A good firm shoulder as you pass does the job.

Bonus points if they fall over.

D3V!L

ScumLord wrote: »

What are you doing that you can't avoid them?

So you think that others should avoid them ? just for future reference when the world is revolving around these clowns what was does it spin :rolleyes:

OldNotWIse

There should definitely be slow and fast lanes. I hate getting stuck behind someone waddling along and I cant pass them because there are people coming the opposite direction on the other side.

ScumLord

D3V!L wrote: »

So you think that others should avoid them ? just for future reference when the world is revolving around these clowns what was does it spin :rolleyes:

Ok so, shoulder barge them, trip them, slap the phone out of their hand, give them a little nudge into traffic. There are clearly no consequences for them walking without looking where they're going.

uch

I saw this eejit today almost pour a scalding hot coffee into a pram, because she was so engrossed in her phone, poor girl with the pram nearly shat

Lyaiera

They should be made carry insurance and have registration plates!

Got stuck this morning by a human-train of the Italian & Spanish students. Pack of slow-moving, arm-linking cnuts.

First they took the buses. And I said nothing.
Now they take our pavements. Still I say nothing.

RustyNut

Lyaiera wrote: »

They should be made carry insurance and have registration plates!

And tax, don't forget the tax.

JRant

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Got stuck this morning by a human-train of the Italian & Spanish students. Pack of slow-moving, arm-linking cnuts.

First they took the buses. And I said nothing.
Now they take our pavements. Still I say nothing.

They are also world champions at standing in doorways.

Lyaiera

RustyNut wrote: »

And tax, don't forget the tax.

Aye. They walk on the road sometimes so they should pay road tax!

kneemos

RustyNut wrote: »

And tax, don't forget the tax.

Body tax or path tax?

Fleawuss

FCUK OFF.

RustyNut

kneemos wrote: »

Body tax or path tax?

Shoe tax, rate to be decided by shoe size unless you were born from 2008 onwards then it will be decided by dietary emissions.

Beta Ray Bill

We need the following lanes:
Walking Lanes
Running Lanes
On Mobile device Lanes
People with Buggy/Pram Lanes
Cyling lanes for people that have the bicycle with the giant bucket in the front for their kids
People eating food/drinking coffee in the morning Lanes
Tourist Lanes
Those mini Scooter Lanes
And while we're at it we should probably get a Lesbian Lane, Straight Lane, Gay Lane, Bisexual Lane and a Transgender Lane

If we get all those lanes set up in some sort of complicated one way system I think we'll f**k up transport in the Big Schmoke once and for all

cloudatlas

Yes it's irritating but I'm not going to go postal just yet and shove the phone where it needs to be surgically removed. Don't want to end up like this pr1ck - Executive punches cyclist for riding on footpath

Motorists don't stop at pedestrian crossings in this country. That is how I am going to die.

bodice ripper

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

the wha?

I have the passport required to say sidewalk. And for saying eejit, thankfully.

jimbobaloobob

We should clamp people who walk and text or make them tie their shoe laces together. Yea that would work.

Lyaiera

bodice ripper wrote: »

I have the passport required to say sidewalk. And for saying eejit, thankfully.

If you're a cyclist you're allowed call them "footpads" as well.

jimbobaloobob

Wedges for all people walking and texting.

Elliott S

People should "pull in" when texting but I have little time for people complaining about slow walkers in general.

I know so many people who have complained about slow walkers that I have then observed slow walking themselves. Everybody, absolutely everybody walks slow at one time or another for a multitude of reasons. The person who has suddenly slowed their pace right in front of you might rarely do that. Distraction, panicking about something, getting a sudden pain, all of these things can cause someone to ease up their pace or to maintain a slow pace even if it's not something they usually do.

You have no idea why the person ahead of you is walking slowly. As someone who has been beset by a number of serious health conditions at a young age, I am very aware now that the person walking slowly ahead of you may have a very good reason too, no matter how young they look.

Yes, there are unaware gobdaws around but such is life. You've likely been the gobdaw yourself on more than one occasion. I used to complain about slow walkers when I was a selfish, self-centred teenager. Then I grew the fúck up. Give yourself plenty of time to get where you are going and slow-walkers shouldn't be an issue at all.

bodice ripper

Lyaiera wrote: »

If you're a cyclist you're allowed call them "footpads" as well.

Nah. Bikes are toys for children

Lyaiera

bodice ripper wrote: »

Nah. Bikes are toys for children

Yeah!? Well you're a big poo head!

conorhal

Winterlong wrote: »

We should get the Department of Silly Nonsense to draft the legislation.

It's called Dublin County Counsel:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/controversy-erupts-over-plans-for-blanket-30km-dublin-city-speed-limit-34735439.html


Personally I think that there is some merrit in the idea of a slow lane or Hard shoulder on the footpath for the elderly, women nattering, Spanish students, strolling couples and people with their heads burried in a smart phone. One which I can shove any of the above out of my way into as I walk at a brisk pace towards where I'm headed.

PaddyWilliams

grahambo wrote: »

We need the following lanes:
Walking Lanes
Running Lanes
On Mobile device Lanes
People with Buggy/Pram Lanes
Cyling lanes for people that have the bicycle with the giant bucket in the front for their kids
People eating food/drinking coffee in the morning Lanes
Tourist Lanes
Those mini Scooter Lanes
And while we're at it we should probably get a Lesbian Lane, Straight Lane, Gay Lane, Bisexual Lane and a Transgender Lane

If we get all those lanes set up in some sort of complicated one way system I think we'll f**k up transport in the Big Schmoke once and for all

You forgot the 'Get the fúck out of my way' lane.

grumpy058

I hate the umbrella people. Poke yer eye out without even looking cos they might get a biteen wet. Main reason I dont go into towns or cities much anymore.

Calahonda52

rjpf1980 wrote: »

Shouldn't something done?

Yep, walk with your fly or blouse open, with requisite hardware exposed, even both if appropriate.