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Marco Concha <Marco.Concha@gsfc.nasa.gov> wrote:

>Walt Horning wrote:
>> 
>> Coming down the road is a jogger. Why the hell was she not on the
>> sidewalk, but in the street instead???
>
>
>1)  Because the street is paved with asphalt, which is softer and kinder
>to the feet and legs than the sidewalk, which is usually concrete.

What, is it "softer" at the microscopic level? Asphalt may be "softer"
to a truck, but its hardly "softer" to a human.

>
>2)  Because pedestrians and their dogs are much more unpredictable than
>cars.

Yes, but a car is going to be a lot harder on the body if it hits a
jogger, than the concrete is to the feet.

>
>3)  Because the street is usually smoother and provides more sight lines
>than a sidewalk.

Smoother than a bumper that rams the legs? Yes, and that wonderful
sight line know as the windshield smashing into the jogger's face.

>
>I provide this info not to say that running on streets does not make
>Walt's life more aggravating, but simply to explain the runner.

Yes, you explained the runner alright. STUPID.