Word: sidewalkers
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...motion in a metropolis may be man at his meanest. In a car he jousts for the right of way. In the subway or on a bus he jostles for a seat. On the sidewalk he just walks where he likes, on others' heels, up their backs, into their paths. Or does he? According to Michael Wolff, a doctoral candidate in social psychology, an outstanding characteristic of pedestrian behavior in a big city is consideration...
Even pedestrians in Manhattan, says Wolff, cooperate with fellow walkers. They might not exchange pleasantries like their small-town counterparts, but they "do take into account the qualities and predicaments of other pedestrians in regulating their own behavior." For instance, they generally follow certain unwritten rules of sidewalk traffic. Some of these parallel the written laws of the road; some simply reflect good old-fashioned chivalry...
...rally began breaking up at about 4:45 p.m. As the crowd dispersed. a Cambridge policeman used a bullhorn to warn the demonstrators that they were participating in an "unlawful assembly." "We will give you ten minutes to clear the sidewalk," he added...
Felix, Inc., a news agency opened 55 years ago, will bring its newspapers, magazines, and books off the sidewalk for the last time on June...
Only the boldest and bravest of Westerners will tread upon the moving sidewalks or the brimming monorail, which always looks as if it is carrying troops to the front. One group of elderly ladies piled up on the sidewalk like dominoes; 42 of them were injured, and the walk was shut down for days. Electric shuttle cars, which generally have been immobilized by the huge crowds of pedestrians, may soon be taken out of service...