Whats wrong with walking?

[109er]

As above, what is wrong with walking. Talk about being lazy.

http://t.cars.uk.msn.com/news/driverless-cars-on-u...

What's your take on a nation of blobbies?

[Herman Toothrot]

I despair, 1st we got cycle lanes on pavements instead of on roads and now we are getting cars on pavements, are they going to phase out roads for cars and make them pedestrian?

[RedAlfa]

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Edited by RedAlfa on Thursday 26th December 11:05

[V8RX7]

I'm 6' 30" waist, 42" chest, 75kg so certainly not blobby.

But I hate walking
(I love the ability to walk, I just don't enjoy doing it for over 5 mins)

So I'd use something similar - will they bring out a V8 ?



I really don't understand why the Govt haven't made it easier to use Segways as they seem to be the far better / cheaper solution.

[CBR JGWRR]

V8RX7 said:

I really don't understand why the Govt haven't made it easier to use Segways as they seem to be the far better / cheaper solution.

Mobility scooters are much better, they're far easier to get sideways.

If it wasn't for lack of finances Id get one just to mess around on...

[curlie467]

RedAlfa said:

This doesn't surprise me one bit. As part of my job, I can see that there are MANY lazy people in the UK, who refuse to walk more than a short distance. I am not referring to people with disabilities or other physical ailments, by the way .

Commonly known as lazy s!

[Capri86]

I'm no blobby but find walking dull. If it's a short distance I'll cycle.

All this push and mindset of cars you don't actually drive..in some instances this might work but I actually like to drive!

Are we supposed to become an nation of zombies. Hey why not have cycles that just steer themselves to make them safer and take the control (fun) out of it!

[Dilligaf10]

Can I point out this is PistonHeads not PedestrianHeads.

[BGarside]

Nothing wrong with walking but I'd rather cycle as it's faster and smoother.

It astonishes me how many people, often much younger than me, will do anything to avoid any form of exercise however. Like taking the lift down one floor at work.

20-30 years ago people used to walk and use public transport more. Now it's car everywhere. Result - appalling traffic congestion everywhere making driving a misery.

Laziness has a lot to do with this.

[Passeyfier]

IMO it may benefit those who perhaps have a disability or are elderly...but at what cost? Also, will pavements have to be adapted and what if you get hit by one at 12mph? Not light speed, but with that upright frond end, that's going to be a bit of a bump! I'd say it'll be a crap idea and just a waste of council/government funds. Sorry.

[KTF]

People in my office would rather take the lift up one floor than use the stairs even though using the stairs is quicker than waiting for the lift to arrive, etc.

[Craikeybaby]

I enjoy driving, but prefer to walk to/from work, which is 1 mile on foot or a 2 mile drive. I don't see the point of putting extra wear on my engine to save 5-10 minutes on the commute.

[JQ]

Anyone remember Wall E?

[Tickle]

Just look at any supermarket car park with abandoned trolleys littered about. I witnessed a woman balancing a trolley against a bollard for around a minute just so she didn't have to walk (or in this woman's case waddle) to the trolley station about 10 yards away. I just hope that a rouge trolley had rolled into her car when she finally squeezed into it.

[Hoofy]

V8RX7 said:

I'm 6' 30" waist, 42" chest, 75kg so certainly not blobby.

But I hate walking
(I love the ability to walk, I just don't enjoy doing it for over 5 mins)

Similar situation. Won't run or walk unless I have to but much leaner than the national average.

[Lawbags]

Bit of a flawed trial....

[quote]Why Milton Keynes? Quite simply because the town has nice wide pavements
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Shouldn't it be tested somewhere with narrow pavements? So that they know of it works there, it'll be good everywhwere that has the same, or wider pavements?

[panholio]

V8RX7 said:

I'm 6' 30" waist, 42" chest, 75kg so certainly not blobby.

Do you have a goatee?

[C.A.R.]

I thought this was going to be a thread about people using their cars for short journeys, for which I had a decent response.

I can't honestly say I can see any point in the driverless thing in the link. It's futuristic, for sure, but it seems a little pointless.

What about the old biddies with their little shopping trolleys? They can't hail one I suppose because they don't have a smartphone. Or the young families with a buggy/pram? Can't see where that's going to go either.

So it's just lazy, short-distance commuters...

[5RedLights]

This might just been the most depressing thing I have ever heard -

"In 25 years we will look back and be amazed at how much time we used to spend driving ourselves places".

...and some of us will remember how brilliant it was.

[Paul O]

This all looks a bit daft. When I go into town the one thing I enjoy doing more than anything is walking about, seeing whats new, browsing and buying the odd impulse purchase.

I don't want to have to drive to the town and then be driven around the town too - where's the fun in that?

Society is becoming more and more insular and this all seems to focus on speed and efficency rather than enjoyment and socialsing. We've got the internet for all that.

Edited by Paul O on Thursday 31st October 12:58