Joggers should be banned from paths and pavements

[BalancedIndividual]

As a car driver I find that the occasional cyclist breaks highway codes, cycles dangerously, or cycles without care and consideration. Key word being occasional, so no biggie. Just like how the occasional car diver is a .

But as a pedestrian going for a stroll in the park, the number of rude, selfish, careless and aggressive joggers i've seen is ridiculous high.

I see a jogger coming towards me, I walk to the side/edge of the path, but joggers always decide to keep running straight down the middle....

Similar to the above, joggers not keep a safe distance, and actually brushing past me.

And lastly, the worst offenders, joggers running side by side taking up the whole path, coming towards me, and giving me looks as if im supposed to jump out the way and off the path. ***

I honestly think legislation should be brought in to ban jogging on paths and pavements. Restricting joggers to grassland/cross country, outdoor tracks, private land, and the gym. The same way that cycling isnt permitted on pavements.

AIBU?

I havent read the thread -its too long and i have other stuff to.

Im glad i live in the middle of nowhere where i can run without seeing anyone. Especially those with miserable faces huffing and tutting that a runner is approaching them, heavily breathing, spluttering, taking the whole pavement (i don't live near one of them neither.

For fuck sake, life is shit for a lot of people and if this is all you have to worry about well fuck me, aren't you lucky.

Maybe some exercise will benefit those of you who feel so miserable.

There’s been a sharp uptick in the number of people who ordinarily wouldn’t walk to the end of their fucking driveway who suddenly have loud opinions about runners using, gasp, footpaths.
Once Covid restrictions are eased those whingers will be back shuffling around shopping centres and behind the wheel of their cars again and all will be back to normal.

@mintcucumber

There’s been a sharp uptick in the number of people who ordinarily wouldn’t walk to the end of their fucking driveway who suddenly have loud opinions about runners using, gasp, footpaths. Once Covid restrictions are eased those whingers will be back shuffling around shopping centres and behind the wheel of their cars again and all will be back to normal.

There's also been a sharp rise in selfish newbie runners who wouldn't ordinarily even run for a bus. Once Covid restrictions are eased they'll have something else to do rather than run right at other people.

@BalancedIndividual

As someone who goes for strolls/walks, this has been my honest experience with joggers.

Imo, pavements are for pedestrians / walking. If people want to exercise go to the gym, track, or go off the beaten path / cross country.

(Maybe parks should start incorporating more tracks or jogging paths)

I mean, you know gyms and tracks are closed currently, and it isn’t legal to travel to the countryside to exercise? So

@Sweet666

The slower person should always move out of the way for the faster person whether they're walking or running, it's just fair

How the heck do you work that out - were you being sarcastic?Someone may be slow due to a disability or frailty. Or a parent with a small child.

My rule of thumb is that I should be the one who moves out of the way. I am amused by people who don't have this rule.

I don't mind if you thank me for moving but I don't need you to say it, either.

I guess if I was part of a large group (who is ever part of large group nowadays??) I might wait for the lead walker in our group to make decision whether we move or someone else does, or for the other person(s) to move aside and make decision for everyone.

Everyone should try to figure out a way to keep apart. The least moving aside to be expected from Infirm/disabled followed by those with children/buggies followed by dog walkers. Rest of us can ruddy work it out.

Most people do resolve it. I solve it by not going on walks and sticking to my own garden but I see everyone up and down the road and usually they just move apart as it is a fairly wide road. We have horse riders too and for hundreds of years people and today people have had to consider those too as you cannot startle the horses or they might kick you etc.

I just don't see why we could not have opened gyms by now or made it clearer the legislation does not have a distance limit for driving to exercise in it.

A pavement is intended for walking not running.

Says who?

A pavement is intended for walking not running.

It's intended for pedestrians. Runners are pedestrians. As has been said multiple times on this thread, the problem isn't running or walking, it's inconsiderate people. There are inconsiderate walkers, runners, cyclists and drivers. I've yet to see an inconsiderate horse rider actually. They always seem very careful and always acknowledge drivers who slow down and give them a wide berth.

On Saturday I was verbally abused by a walker whilst jogging with my baby in a pushchair. Nowhere near to her, she just shouted obscenities over at me then asked if I knew there was a pandemic. It's no picnic for joggers either at the moment. I think you sound entitled and ridiculous. YABU.

@NotMeNoNo

I really think there should be a pavement sharing protocol. Walk on the right, cycle/run on the left. The same as for roads without a footway. I've half a mind to start a petition.

This isn't going to work even not allowing for the many people who don't know the Highway Code.

As a runner I find others stand and block pavements forcing me into roads or mud or to slow completely. It’s hardly tricky to step to the side. Once you run you become aware of bumpy pavements etc and run to avoid them. I say that sitting here with grazed knees and palms from tripping over a root lifting a pavement in a badly lit area. 90% of the runners I know are lovely - turn up at park run and all you’ll find is a friendly bunch so I don’t recognise your experience at all. When I’m walking and a runner goes by I step aside and smile and say hi and they reply thank you and good morning.

I really think there should be a pavement sharing protocol. Walk on the right, cycle/run on the left

No one should be cycling on the pavement.

I did have a chuckle whilst out running today about joggers being a menace to society. Thank you, helped pass the time during a tricky bit

Of course they should be allowed. I have seen many new joggers attempting to get fit. Good on them. Don't want them to stop. They are usually very well mannered around here and trying their best to stay healthy.

Just went for another run (day run, purely for research to add to this thread) During the 4 and a half miles I did, I was super polite as usual and so were any walkers I came across. One lady moved into the road for me just as I was about to!
I must live in a very polite area on the whole!

I exercise too...in the gym.

So how do you propose getting to the gym? Are you one of those wankers who drives to the gym? I run there, it’s my warm up.

I’m a pedestrian. I don’t drive. I run on the pavements - they’re for people who are on foot.

Ridiculous.

YANBU - it's my experience as well that joggers act as if their run is so much more important than others' walk. So many joggers huff and puff and act irked if a pedestrian is in 'their' way. Plenty of people have had to forego their usual exercise routine - if you're worried about fitness then follow an online class from home or go run up and down your stairs or hallway if you can't exercise away from people just going about their daily life! Children, dogs, people with impaired mobility have far more right to the pavement than people who inflict their heavy spitty sweaty breathing on others.

@manymanymany

YANBU - it's my experience as well that joggers act as if their run is so much more important than others' walk. So many joggers huff and puff and act irked if a pedestrian is in 'their' way. Plenty of people have had to forego their usual exercise routine - if you're worried about fitness then follow an online class from home or go run up and down your stairs or hallway if you can't exercise away from people just going about their daily life! Children, dogs, people with impaired mobility have far more right to the pavement than people who inflict their heavy spitty sweaty breathing on others.

😂😂😂

I love seeing all these people walking, running and cycling outside, it's a positive thing

@manymanymany jealous much?

No one has more right to the pavement than anyone else. What utter crap.

I agree with Macncheeseballs, but I do think that if people want to make unimpeded rapid progress, such as jogging, power walking and cycling, they would be well advised to avoid popular and narrow walking areas between about 11am and 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

As there's not really anything else to do a lot of people go out for a stroll at those times with their dogs, toddlers, zimmer frames, walking sticks, wheelchairs and scooters, coffee and so on. They enjoy a slower pace and looking at the view, as they are entitled to, but there are so many that anyone wanting any kind of speed will be needing to dodge around them, slow down, speed up a lot. Which is frustrating but I think it's a bit hard to expect them to keep moving to let someone faster through if you could go at a quieter time.

If I’m running with my young son we go at snail pace but if I’m running alone I tend to go early am or early evening

And I’ve never spat or breathed spit on to people