How walkable is your neighborhood?

[Lorizael]

You know, that's a debate I don't believe we've had at Poly before - walking speed. You two keep at it; I'm intrigued.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Ecthy
Sherlock Holmes lives quite walkable:

http://www.walkscore.com/get-score.p...ondon+uk&go=Go

Unfortunately that Baker Street seems to be in Enfield (North London)

Remember though that Americans are hugely overweight so they can't walk as far as Europeans...10 minutes would take us three times as far

[b etor]

Originally posted by Lorizael
You know, that's a debate I don't believe we've had at Poly before - walking speed. You two keep at it; I'm intrigued.

my legs might not be very long, but i can still speed walk.
and the debates poly continuously does are annoying to read because there is so much that is just blah blah blah so i stay away from those threads.

[Lorizael]

I bet you don't walk 5.5 mph, and I bet I walker faster than you do.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by GePap
IIRC the average adult walks at between 3 and 5 MPH,

Unlikely, given the number of dawdling people I have holding me up as I try to walk across London Bridge and the City to get to work. It's more like 3-5km/h

[GePap]

Having looked online for specifics, it seem average walking speed is generally lower, from 2 to 4 MPH, and 5 MPH is considered rather brisk walking.

This of course does not assume a lot of foot traffic and pedestrian congestion.

[Kidlicious]

29 out of 100.

There are no sidewalks though so you have to walk either in the weeds or the road.

[Jon Miller]

I haven't ever been around someone who walks faster than 4 mph. I generally walk under 3 mph, and so do a lot of people I know.

For a long time, to go above 4 mph, I had to be jogging (which generally put me up to 5 mph).

JM

[Cort Haus]

b etor, how much walking do you do?

I walk up to 7-8 miles a day if I walk to work and back, and walk up and down mountains for fun on holiday. Either your '5.5mph' is over ridiculously short distances, or your gym machine needs re-calibrating.

[/obliges Lorizael]

[Space05us]

Originally posted by GePap
IIRC the average adult walks at between 3 and 5 MPH, so a mile is between a 12 to 20 minute walk for most people - I guess it is an issue of not only being able to walk somewhere safetly but also in a reasonable amount of time. MOst people won't walk for an hour to go grocery shopping (and then walk an hour back).

Most people are lazy gits.

[b etor]

Originally posted by Lorizael
I bet you don't walk 5.5 mph, and I bet I walker faster than you do.

i bet you're wrong.

Originally posted by Cort Haus
b etor, how much walking do you do?

I walk up to 7-8 miles a day if I walk to work and back, and walk up and down mountains for fun on holiday. Either your '5.5mph' is over ridiculously short distances, or your gym machine needs re-calibrating.

[/obliges Lorizael]

i don't walk very much. so i guess that'd be it. i walk when i feel like getting out at night, and it's only a few miles because of curfew.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Cort Haus
[/obliges Lorizael]

Much appreciated. Your commitment to upholding Apolyton's rich tradition of intelligent discourse will not be forgotten.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by b etor
i bet you're wrong.

Bet I'm not.

[Dauphin]

Bee-eater, by walk, do you mean segway?

[b etor]

Originally posted by Lorizael
Bet I'm not.

are too.

Originally posted by Dauphin
Bee-eater, by walk, do you mean segway?

oh i wish.