Where should pedestrians walk? AKA "Keep Right"

Rule: Pedestrians must walk on the left of the pavement, whether there is only one pavement, or where there is pavement on both sides of the road. If there is no pavement, they must walk on the right side of the road.

Traffic Logic: Pedestrians can turn or stop faster than a vehicle. They must walk facing oncoming traffic so that they can see when it is necessary to give way to the vehicle by stepping to the side. If there is only one pavement, pedestrians closer to the road must face the traffic, for the same reason. If there is a pavement on both sides, pedestrians walk in the same direction as traffic.

To ensure obedience to traffic rules, there was a lot of publicity to the rule "keep left" in the 1960s and 1970s. Unfortunately, a large number of people do not realise that the "keep left" rule is only for drivers of motor vehicles. For pedestrians, the rule can be simply stated as "keep right". In Japan, to teach and reinforce this, foot prints were painted on pavements and on stairs, all pointed forward on the right side. Thanks to this simple innovation, everyone automatically keeps right over there.