Originally Posted by
Robert C
I strongly agree that this is what is happening. "some words LEFT" is just a bad passing phrase, it should never have been adopted.
The trouble is that in nearly all other situations, when a direction word is given, that is the direction we are expected to turn. In this one situation, the direction word is given and it is to be avoided. There is a lack of constancy in the use of the direction word to normal situations.
A direction word should not be being used.
Yeah, I mean it's originally good intentions, but the fact that you yell out a phrase that makes a small number of people put themselves in **more** danger than if you had stayed quite is crazy.
Combine this with people with headphones, and I don't say anything passing unless I've slowed and need them to move. I just give them an extra person worth of space and go around them.