Walk fast

The world’s fastest walkers

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/02/walking.speeds/index.html

Comment: CNN has a funny article on the cities with the fastest walkers, not old people on walkers but the speed folks are walking.

((Pedestrians all over the world are moving faster than a decade ago, according to scientists who have conducted a study into the pace at which people walk.))

And, yet we’re going nowhere fast…sorry.

((Researchers in each city found a busy street with a wide pavement that was flat, free from obstacles and sufficiently uncrowded to allow people to walk at their maximum speed.))

((Surprisingly, some of the world's biggest cities did not even make the top five. New York came in at eight, London was placed 12th on the list and Tokyo was ranked 19th.))

Well, in NY people are busy saying, “I’m walking here!” to reach their maximum speed. London, well I’ve never been there. Tokyo is so crowded it’s like a big traffic jam.

Hmm, Louisville isn't on the list...

Here’s the list…

1) Singapore (Singapore)
2) Copenhagen (Denmark)
3) Madrid (Spain)
4) Guangzhou (China)
5) Dublin (Ireland)
6) Curitiba (Brazil)
7) Berlin (Germany)
8) New York (U.S.)
9) Utrecht (Netherlands)
10) Vienna (Austria)
11) Warsaw (Poland)
12) London (United Kingdom)
13) Zagreb (Croatia)
14) Prague (Czech Republic)
15) Wellington (New Zealand)
16) Paris (France)
17) Stockholm (Sweden)
18) Ljubljana (Slovenia)
19) Tokyo (Japan)
20) Ottawa (Canada)
21) Harare (Zimbabwe)
22) Sofia (Bulgaria)
23) Taipei (Taiwan)
24) Cairo (Egypt)
25) Sana (Yemen)
26) Bucharest (Romania)
27) Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
28) Damascus (Syria)
29) Amman (Jordan)
30) Bern (Switzerland)
31) Manama (Bahrain)
32) Blantyre (Malawi)