Use of sidewalk in Texas (one of the counties listed) seems to indicate someone was walking in the road when a sidewalk was available for pedestrians. Which, ya know, seems like a safer place for doing the walking thang.
Aren’t Texas sidewalks notorious for stopping randomly and switching sides not near crosswalks? So it’s far from certain it would be safer than just booking it down the shoulder for a short stretch.
Which, ya know, seems like a safer place for doing the walking thang.
There was one street near me where it was indeed the opposite. The road was barely used, but pristine. Sidewalk was in awful shape, you could easily trip on the holes, and one manhole cover was bent and barely holding on, as it was actually just some metal sheet.
I only used it as a kid when I rode my bike, as it was more fun.
Use of sidewalk in Texas (one of the counties listed) seems to indicate someone was walking in the road when a sidewalk was available for pedestrians. Which, ya know, seems like a safer place for doing the walking thang.
Aren’t Texas sidewalks notorious for stopping randomly and switching sides not near crosswalks? So it’s far from certain it would be safer than just booking it down the shoulder for a short stretch.
There was one street near me where it was indeed the opposite. The road was barely used, but pristine. Sidewalk was in awful shape, you could easily trip on the holes, and one manhole cover was bent and barely holding on, as it was actually just some metal sheet.
I only used it as a kid when I rode my bike, as it was more fun.