Johnson's Pedestrian Hobbyhorse Riding School, at No. 377 Strand. 1819, Hand-coloured etching and aquatint. (Britsh Museum).
Gentlemen were easily amused in those days, it seems.

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【 You are challenged by Distracted Pedestrian! 】

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A wonderful early example of English eccentricity. Meet George Wilson, aka the Blackheath Pedestrian, who walked 1000 miles around Common in 20 days during the summer of 1815

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"Some people still talk about building another bridge across the Bay, but critics say the pressing need is not more space for cars, but instead for pedestrians, cyclists and public transit." Below: lowering the Transbay Tube into the water: https://t.co/z0QfYqkxAE

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in 1879 Cambridgeshire-born 6' 5" Charles Rowell, the famous pedestrian, wins the Great International Six Day Walking Contest in New York completing the course in 5 days, 19 hrs, 58 mins & 5 seconds.

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Cycling around the park: plans to become to become a more bike- and pedestrian-friendly city in Berlin......... https://t.co/qSy4f2DTof

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Johnson's Pedestrian Hobbyhorse Riding School was opened at 377 The Strand during the summer of 1819 proving popular with thrill-seeking dandies

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Just had to RUN out of the most obviously marked pedestrian crossing to not get plowed over by a car that saw me three blocks away.

Cherry on top was the car following it cat called me.

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Pedestrians crossing~ Daisuga daycare/cop AU

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Jane Austen's Excellent Walker: Pride, Prejudice, and Pedestrianism, by Olivia Murphy https://t.co/mpBZZKQBwT

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People won't stop staring at their so lights have now been installed on the ground!

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Illustration for Cycling Plus magazine about new fangled pedestrian crossings https://t.co/KyFGLlpSoa

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