Let's Stand In The Road!

That last one is top notch. I'd expect nothing less from Bono.

Foot retention.

Would I be best with Laces (old skool charm), Buckle (Solid/industrial look) or Velcro (modern innit).

Help Me.

i find birkenstocks work very well whilst standing
or anything with a crepe sole

Birkenstocks= No retention. You has teh mad skillz.

A few times I've called out at people in the road in London, who make absolutely no movement, only to realise they're foreign and this don't respond so readily to LOOK OUT! One time a french kid actually stepped backwards further into the road just as i was going round him, luckily i'd slowed down.

I think i need to practice me shouting. I feel too embarrassed to do it properly... it's more like "erm, AHEM. 'scuse me. sorry."

A few times I've called out at people in the road in London, who make absolutely no movement, only to realise they're foreign and this don't respond so readily to LOOK OUT! One time a french kid actually stepped backwards further into the road just as i was going round him, luckily i'd slowed down.

I think i need to practice me shouting. I feel too embarrassed to do it properly... it's more like "erm, AHEM. 'scuse me. sorry."

One of my old flatmates used to have a similar problem on foot in Tube stations so he started to clap really loudly in their ears once he was up close, like you would at a flock of geese. This is not so easy on a bike so a hearty "AAAAAAAAAARGH" in its place ought to do the trick, crazy banshee style. No understanding of English required to get that ;)

Bumping this to see if anyone's witnessed any other road-focussed not-moving activity.

I've had some classics recently, but then I drive through Brixton market regularly.
West London is also pretty bad for this, I've recently seen a new variation where you stand in the middle of the road until it becomes even more death defying then run back to the pavement where you originally started.

Why does this behavior always go on just a meter or two away from a pedestrian crossing? places where you can actually just walk across the road, no hassle.

Because people are fucking stupid.

Yeah! Happening a lot to me at the mo' on a bike. Person has basically made it all way across one side of the road, waiting for a break of traffic coming the other way. Fair enough. Then see you approaching in what is an otherwise empty side of the road, so decide to widen their eyes, and erratically and without any warning start to walk backwards into your path.

tourists, phone zombies and i-dorks generaly have no fucking idea where they are phisically located.

Why does this behavior always go on just a meter or two away from a pedestrian crossing? places where you can actually just walk across the road, no hassle.

I've mentioned this before. Exmouth Market/Percival Street is a prime example, with 2 zebra crossings in close proximity, and utter chaos in between/just beyond. Plenty of standing-in-the-road as well as lackadaisical crossing.

Because people are fucking stupid.

Might as well get rid of ped crossings then if they're just going to ignore them. Might speed things up for the other road users.

Do they all need to feel what it's like to be hit by a car just so they will respect the danger?

I nearly ran over a young woman the other day (long) after the lights had turned green and she appeared running out from in front of the vehicle alongside which had moved off. Not a good idea to do the funky chicken in front of me and then laugh when you nearly get yourself killed.

It's a scientific fact that if you place two zebra crossings in a close proximity pedestrians will choose to cross the road half way between them.

these guys seem to now how to do it.

I've mentioned this before. Exmouth Market/Percival Street is a prime example, with 2 zebra crossings in close proximity, and utter chaos in between/just beyond. Plenty of standing-in-the-road as well as lackadaisical crossing.

People stand waiting to cross Atlantic road as close as 2 feet from the pelican crossing. They wait. But they could just walk out and cross if they were on the crossing. I can't believe humans really are that stupid.

People stand waiting to cross Atlantic road as close as 2 feet from the pelican crossing. They wait. But they could just walk out and cross if they were on the crossing. I can't believe humans really are that stupid.

http://goregirl.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/shaun-of-the-dead.jpg

It's a scientific fact that if you place two zebra crossings in a close proximity pedestrians will choose to cross the road half way between them.

these guys seem to now how to do it.

This is crossing the road. Let's get back to the standing thing.

I refer you to a previous post of mine:

Or this guy, awesome control.

^a timely reminder of some textbook standingintheroad.

I'm going to start documenting this phenomenon again. It's something I'm drawn to.

Great news :)

I was stood in the road yesterday outside LMNH, texting on my iphone when a cyclist nearly hit me trying to pull over and dismount.

Oh wait, that wasn't me...

Do you not know who you are?