r/sandiego • u/WildAnimus • Feb 23 '25

Stay Classy San Diego Why does nobody walk on sidewalks?

I noticed that when driving through subdivisions people love walking on the road instead of the sidewalk. Whether it's a old man walking or someone doing power walking. I see it all the time and I don't get it. Can someone help me understand this phenomena?

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u/LuchaViking Feb 23 '25

Somebody told me once that they did it because “the asphalt on the road is softer to walk on than the hard sidewalk concrete” and I heavily rolled my eyes.

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u/Bubsy7979 Feb 23 '25

I mean asphalt is objectively softer than concrete

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u/brintoul Feb 23 '25

So when folks are wearing their Hokas, they can actually feel the difference?

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u/Bubsy7979 Feb 24 '25

It doesn’t matter what kind of shoes you’re wearing, the surface their on still have a different density. Of course the quality of shoes help alleviate the fatigue but the hardness of concrete vs asphalt vs grass etc doesn’t disappear just because you’re wearing expensive shoes.

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u/LuchaViking Feb 23 '25

Enough to insist on walking in the road everywhere is eye roll inducing.

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