Can you walk along 'A' roads ??

[SimonV8ster]

Can you walk along an 'A' road if its got a wide pavement ?? (its more like a hard shoulder than a pavement)

If you can cycle along it I can't see why you couldn't walk along it, its just that I've never seen anybody do it.

Its part of the A27 which is quite a wide road (two lanes in most places) which has a wide pavement/hard shoulder in places.

Its just that I don't think its got a pedestrian pavement all the way.

[Famous Graham]

Motorways and slip roads are the only types of road prohibited to pedestrians afaik.

[illmonkey]

Hijack: Can you push a wheelchair along the duel carriage way (with no hard shoulder) that is the A332 (M4 to Windsor).

[SimonV8ster]

illmonkey said:

Hijack: Can you push a wheelchair along the duel carriage way (with no hard shoulder) that is the A332 (M4 to Windsor).

I thought my question might have seemed odd !!

[Road2Ruin]

Also is there a correct way to walk along a road with no foot path? I was always told when I was young that you should walk facing the oncoming traffic, but I see so many people doing the oposite!

[shakotan]

Road2Ruin said:

Also is there a correct way to walk along a road with no foot path? I was always told when I was young that you should walk facing the oncoming traffic, but I see so many people doing the oposite!

You should ALWAYS walk 'into' the traffic, rather that 'with' it. This enables you to see approaching vehicles, and - if necessary - move to the side in case they haven't seen you or given you enough room to remain on the road surface.

Nothing worse that getting a wing mirror up the jacksie!

Edited by shakotan on Tuesday 26th January 11:26

[illmonkey]

SimonV8ster said:

illmonkey said:

Hijack: Can you push a wheelchair along the duel carriage way (with no hard shoulder) that is the A332 (M4 to Windsor).

I thought my question might have seemed odd !!

Not sure I follow.

I posted my question as I saw it a few weeks ago. Everyone swerving last minute into lane 2. T'was très dangereux.

Edited by illmonkey on Tuesday 26th January 11:28

[Famous Graham]

shakotan said:

You should ALWAYS walk 'into' the traffic, rather that 'with' it.

Not quite true...

Approaching a tight bend, for example - you should cross over to the other side, then back again once passed it.

[illmonkey]

Famous Graham said:

shakotan said:

You should ALWAYS walk 'into' the traffic, rather that 'with' it.

Not quite true...

Approaching a tight bend, for example - you should cross over to the other side, then back again once passed it.

Would it not depend on which way the corner was going?

Edited by illmonkey on Tuesday 26th January 11:50

[Famous Graham]

illmonkey said:

Famous Graham said:

shakotan said:

You should ALWAYS walk 'into' the traffic, rather that 'with' it.

Not quite true...

Approaching a tight bend, for example - you should cross over to the other side, then back again once passed it.

Would it not depend on which way the corner was going?

Well, yes, I thought that was kind of evident Point being to keep yourself visible as much as possible - walking on the right into a right hand bend (as you approach it) means oncoming traffic has much less time to see you.

[illmonkey]

Famous Graham said:

illmonkey said:

Famous Graham said:

shakotan said:

You should ALWAYS walk 'into' the traffic, rather that 'with' it.

Not quite true...

Approaching a tight bend, for example - you should cross over to the other side, then back again once passed it.

Would it not depend on which way the corner was going?

Well, yes, I thought that was kind of evident Point being to keep yourself visible as much as possible - walking on the right into a right hand bend (as you approach it) means oncoming traffic has much less time to see you.

But then you may be a meter from the 'safety' of the c(k)erb () when a car comes around at mach 3, taking longer to move out of its way. You'd still possibly be unseen.

[ninja-lewis]

Famous Graham said:

Motorways and slip roads are the only types of road prohibited to pedestrians afaik.

Technically it's special roads that prohibit pedestrians (all kinds of traffic are prohibited unless specifically permitted). But not all special roads are motorways. A few examples are the Edinburgh bypass (A720), the A1 outside Edinburgh and the A55 near Colwyn Bay. They have signs on sliproads prohibiting pedestrians, cyclists, horse drawn carriages etc. Interestingly special roads that aren't motorways don't have a National Speed Limit defined so if they were to put up NSL signs rather than 70 roundels, they'd be unrestricted again.

[Pothole]

Road2Ruin said:

Also is there a correct way to walk along a road with no foot path? I was always told when I was young that you should walk facing the oncoming traffic, but I see so many people doing the oposite!

no racism intended here, merely observation. I've noticed that more and more recently and that said 'wrong way walkers' look to be of Eastern European extraction - so maybe they're just walking on the same side as they would at home and haven't adjusted for us driving on the correct side of the road.