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Hey, Your Fellow Pedestrians Hate You, Too

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Jen Carlson

Published Feb 15, 2011

Modified Feb 15, 2011

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We recently took a look at Sidewalk Etiquette, without which incidents of Sidewalk Rage would likely skyrocket. Just kidding, there is no Sidewalk Etiquette, and everyone you walk by is probably having stabby thoughts about you and the way you carry yourself around town. Today the Wall Street Journal examines Sidewalk Rage, which is so real that one scientist developed a Pedestrian Aggressiveness Syndrome Scale! The scale maps out how people channel their rage—some start Facebook pages, others mutter, and some prefer a flash of "mean face." But the real gem of this article comes in the form of feet—finally, we know how slow tourists really walk. Let's go to the numbers:

We're guessing Pedestrian Aggressiveness Syndrome flares up when it's raining and people insist on carrying giant umbrellas (mutter! mean face!), but it's nothing a few "denigrating thoughts" can't handle. Just bottle that Sidewalk Rage right up, fellow pedestrians!

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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.

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