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paulipedia Wrote:

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> If you go to the park don't walk on the path.

> Simple


Could you be a bit more vague please?


As a rule, pedestrians always have right of way, even on a highway (within reason for a highway). 'Pedestrian' does not cover joggers, runners, cyclists etc.

paulipedia Wrote:

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> You want me to spell it out. OK. Dulwich Park and

> most other parks have a path/road that

> circumnavigates the park. Walk on the grass not on

> the pathway therefore not near anyone. Most people

> aren't doing this.



So the people that walked on the pathway are now all walking together on the grass.

paulipedia Wrote:

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> You want me to spell it out. OK. Dulwich Park and

> most other parks have a path/road that

> circumnavigates the park. Walk on the grass not on

> the pathway therefore not near anyone. Most people

> aren't doing this.


I dont want to walk on the grass because of the dog mess and also I'm badly allergic to wasps and they often buzz around low around grass.

No what makes sense is what an earlier poster said.

Joggers use the bridleway and walkers use the pavements and other paths to walk in.

I object strongly to your suggestion that all walkers should walk on the grass because Joggers should have right of way.

Smells trollish to me

paulipedia - to suggest all tarmac covered surfaces (roads, pavement, paths connecting different areas of park) should be for joggers only is not reasonable. Basically you?re saying Dulwich Park is a sports ground but if you want to walk or go with family then must mind you don?t get in the way of the runners as they have priority.

Doesn?t sound like a serious suggestion, or option.

How about don't take your dogs? Therefore no dog mess,no dogs dragging their owners too close to other people,no dog owners flouting the lockdown rules by taking their dogs out several times a day. Studies have implicated dogs in the spread of this virus, seems like heaping Pelion on Ossa, risk-wise.


That's a simple proposal everyone can follow, and would be very effective.

KidKruger Wrote:

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> paulipedia - to suggest all tarmac covered

> surfaces (roads, pavement, paths connecting

> different areas of park) should be for joggers

> only is not reasonable. Basically you?re saying

> Dulwich Park is a sports ground but if you want to

> walk or go with family then must mind you don?t

> get in the way of the runners as they have

> priority.

> Doesn?t sound like a serious suggestion, or

> option.

This

I?m not suggesting all joggers have right of way on pavements. My observation is that most parks I?ve been to people are sticking to the paths and leaving a lot of space. If you want to minimise your risk of infection go where there aren?t people. Wow

Out this morning every single or pair of joggers skirted right round me or crossed the road well in advance, and each time I thanked them for it.


Only one guy forced me to wait in the middle of a pedestrian crossing, so we would not meet on the pavement I was crossing over to and he was running on. He could have detoured into the grass area but chose not to. He thanked me for waiting though. I think runner fatigue can clearly sometimes interfere with judgement!

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