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Why we need clearer guidelines about walking in cities
From London to Tokyo, navigating crowds and dodging cyclists can be challenging.
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Japan’s Shibuya crossing, famous for its disciplined pedestrians, was the site of a viral video where a woman roughly slams into a child posing for a photo.
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Howard Chua-Eoan
The most dangerous times to walk in London have nothing to do with crime. Indeed, the city as a hellhole of hoodlums is spurious, as my colleague Matthew Brooker has written.
But I do fear for my life at morning rush hour.
