Tracy;

A rather large segment of our population in the Sunnyvale – Cupertino area are from Hong Kong. You see many people walking in shopping malls, streets and through doors using the “left hand rule”. I still use the “right hand rule” so that can make for great fun in tight places! Agility helps! :)

Tom



>Riding bicycles is required to be 'with traffic' or on the right - as well as mopeds, etc. However, in some states in the U.S. it is a requirement to walk 'facing traffic' or on the left side of the road in other words. However, people generally seem to walk where-ever they want to even if that means down the middle of the road in this country! (However, when on a path or sidewalk or in a mall, etc. you are supposed to 'keep to the right' of the path itself so you don't bump into those walking towards you!)
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>>>Sorry just a poke at the Brits. Here is why people drive on the right (and left) sides of the road.
>>>http://www.tisltd.co.uk/left.htm
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>>Here is another, which includes the walking side, some conversion from left to right, trains, the chunnel.
>>http://www.travel-library.com/general/driving/drive_which_side.html
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>>My wife had no idea that (in Canada) you are supposed to walk to the right of the sidewalk. In some counties, like England, there isn't a preference for the side of the sidewalk.