sidewalk etiquette

[angledge]

Is there an accepted set of rules for walking on the sidewalk? I've always felt that sidewalks should be treated like roads. For example, if you live in the United States, you should walk on the right side of the sidewalk (like you drive on the right side of the road), pass on the left, & if you have to stop, move over so you aren't blocking the progress of others.

Obviously, Brits & other left-side-driving weirdos should also walk on the left side of the sidewalk.

Do these simple rules exist only in my own head, or do other people know them too?

***cross-posted to rq_version2***

Comments

[dark-mage-girl.livejournal.com]

from metaquotes. Thanks, I think I may have just ruined a perfectly good monitor. *g*

But seriously...I agree. Though over here the problem is usually lovestruck people who take up the sidewalk and surrounding grass. Maybe there should be an 11th commandment for them:

11. And those who do indeed wish to walk whilst glued together by the lips, they must keep their eyes in a forward direction for fear of colliding with prudish old ladies. And in the event that young persons are in the vicinity, they must un-glue themselves, for that is the decree of Yahweh God. And if they feel the need to conduct a porn show for an audience, they should indeed make their way towards the designated red-light district, for that is more preferable in the eyes of Yahweh God.

OK, I think I just failed completely as a funny person. But you get the general idea.