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People who walk slowly and without purpose are kind of killing me lately.
1. I know you might be a tourist and get lost wandering around DC, but seriously, don't stop dead in the middle of the sidewalk to pull out your giant map. Just walk over to the SIDE of the sidewalk and then stop, so people can get around you.
2. Yes, you might be new to the Metro system and need to get your bearings. But seriously, you cannot just get off the escalator and STOP. The escalator doesn't care that there's an entire family blocking my path -- I have to keep moving anyway. I don't wish to bowl you over. Get off the escalator, walk a little ways, and THEN stop to figure out where you're going. Also, if your giant shambling group is blocking EVERY fare gate, I will tell you to move.
3. Do not glare or make comments about how "everyone in DC is in such a hurry!" when I walk around you on the sidewalk. I will come to your house in Fond du Lac or wherever and block your driveway when you're late for work, and we'll see how you like it.
4. I'm a runner and I frequent many multi-use paths. They work like roads. You stay to the right, pass on the left. That means, don't block the entire path by walking 5 people abreast. Don't have your dog on one of those long retractable leashes. Don't let your kids run all over the path. Bikes use these paths, and it's an accident waiting to happen when they're going 20+ MPH and you're rambling all over the path like it's your backyard.
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