Rules for pedestrians

I've discovered a new pet peeve. People who walk on the wrong side of the road.

On my commute to work which is only a mile; along a pot-holed country lane, I come across many walkers, power-walkers, dog-walkers, pony-walkers, ramblers, amblers, joggers, runners, goats and cyclists. And out of all the people/animals I see on my drive to work only 20% have any common sense (obviously I haven't included the animals in my statistics as they lack basic highway safety skills anyway).

They all walk on the left hand side of the road with their backs to oncoming traffic, surely that's a recipe for disaster? If you can't see what's coming toward you, you cannot take the appropriate steps to make a hasty dash closer to the edge of the road. It's just selfish. These people just walk along, completely oblivious (and often with children!) and just expect you to move around them.

Now as there's such a large percentage of people who apparently have no idea how to walk correctly, I thought that maybe I had simply made it all up. Maybe I'm the one who's crazy and doesn't know how to walk. Maybe I've just been cursing these people under my breath for all this time, for no good reason. So I googled.

And I really hate to say I told you so, but it's coming... I told you so.

2. If there is no pavement keep to the right-hand side of the road so that you can see oncoming traffic. (The Highway Code, direct.gov.uk)


That's right it's a part of the highway code. Now I know posting about it on here isn't going to help, it's just a way to vent my annoyance. But hey, if even one person learns something from this or can at least now share in my peevishness, then I'll have achieved my goal. 


Maybe I should contact directgov and suggest they make an advert about this to raise awareness, possibly with some cute animated hedgehogs...?