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joramos reacted to GraemeHall's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with
Buen Camino!.
On the Via de la Plata my friend and I were walking on the right because it was the shady side. Guardia Civil came along and in no uncertain terms told us "Other side of the road" (in Spanish of course). We complied, and once they were gone we... -
joramos reacted to Jeff Crawley's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with
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I always follow the signs you sometimes see on river banks: tramo libre sin muerte Which I take to mean "whatever side doesn't get you killed" ;) -
joramos reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Thank you.
In general, this is the rule. In practice, I tend to temper with a little common sense. A couple of examples: If I am approaching a sharp, blind turn I will walk on whichever side makes me most visible to oncoming traffic. Sometimes this is the...
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joramos reacted to jefferyonthecamino's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Thank you.
face the traffic if walking on the shoulder, for your safety. hopefully this will happen only occasionally as there is usually a path (on the left or right) for pilgrims, away from the cars.
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joramos reacted to naplesdon's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Thank you.
If it happens to be a section along a NR and it is heavily trafficked with trucks, it is a good idea to stand still while the truck(s) pass so as to not get sweep off of your feet by their back draft.
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joramos reacted to Paul-CH's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Buen Camino!.
Pedestrians walking on the road in urban areas must always walk on the left so that they can see oncoming vehicles, and other drivers can clearly see them. If people walk on the right-hand side, cars are approaching from behind, which makes it...
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joramos reacted to Lindsay53's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Thank you.
Facing the oncoming traffic, although on some bends it may be better to move to the outside of the curve.
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You will see signs along the Camino in places where you are walking on the round to walk on the left (izquierda).
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joramos reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Thank you.
I assume you mean without pavement. In which case you’re correct, facing the traffic. Where safe to do so ! Sometimes on a blind curve there’s no room, so you have to swap over. Let your common sense prevail!
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joramos reacted to NualaOC's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Buen Camino!.
I agree with your logic, @Bedspring. When walking in Spain, it's mostly wise to walk on the left hand side, facing oncoming traffic. That's true too - perhaps because many pilgrims aren't regular walkers in their home countries. It always takes...
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