New Yorkers annoyed by slow walkers

**Midnight Mike** · 2009-02-03, 09:47 AM

Slow and oblivious sidewalk travelers were worthy of being "punched in the face," the New York Post said Sunday.

Monday, February 2, 2009

(UPI) - Individuals who walk slowly on New York sidewalks have topped a survey of the most annoying New York resident types, two Web site operators say.

The unidentified operators of the Web site, People Who Deserve, said slow and oblivious sidewalk travelers were worthy of being "punched in the face," the New York Post said Sunday.

"You clog our sidewalks and subway platforms. You make us late and irritable," the site operators said online. "You ruin the morning before the day even starts."

"You're going to get punched in the face. And it's nobody's fault but your own."

Nearly 29 percent of the 2,300 people surveyed by the Web site picked slow walkers as the most annoying.

Those who operate Bluetooth machines in any New York location came in second on the list with 24 percent of the total votes.

Individuals who bring too many items to a New York grocery store's express line took third on the annoying list with 11 percent, the Post said. No margin of error was given for the survey results.

**T-Bird76** · 2009-02-03, 10:21 AM

Slow and oblivious sidewalk travelers were worthy of being "punched in the face," the New York Post said Sunday.

Slow walkers anywhere are worthy of being punched in the face.

**Steven Holzinger** · 2009-02-03, 11:18 AM

Slow walkers...slow drivers... both in the same league. Makes me wanna just tell them "Hey, this is New Jersey... KEEP MOVING!!!"

**h2opunk1822** · 2009-02-03, 11:55 AM

I have to say people who do 55 in the left hand lane... or those who leave the damn turn signal on and continue to go straight.. :twisted:

**PhilDernerJr** · 2009-02-03, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Steven Holzinger

Slow walkers...slow drivers... both in the same league. Makes me wanna just tell them "Hey, this is New Jersey... KEEP MOVING!!!"

Possible New Jersey joke overload.

**T-Bird76** · 2009-02-03, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Steven Holzinger

Slow walkers...slow drivers... both in the same league. Makes me wanna just tell them "Hey, this is New Jersey... KEEP MOVING!!!"

The entire state of New Jersey deserves a punch in the face for the simple fact its New Jersey, LOLOLOLOL :twisted:

**Gerard** · 2009-02-03, 06:26 PM

Slow walkers are definitely annoying as are people who stop at the bottom of stairs and escalators and are oblivious to what is going on. But to advocate punching them in the face is just too harsh. Maybe the site was done tongue-in-cheek but I'm not so sure.
People really need to chill.

**Lezam** · 2009-02-03, 11:45 PM

[quote=T-Bird76]

Originally Posted by "Steven Holzinger":3ii67p95

Slow walkers...slow drivers... both in the same league. Makes me wanna just tell them "Hey, this is New Jersey... KEEP MOVING!!!"

The entire state of New Jersey deserves a punch in the face for the simple fact its New Jersey, LOLOLOLOL :twisted:[/quote:3ii67p95]

Amen to that! :lol:

**nikon50bigma** · 2009-02-04, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by Gerard

Slow walkers are definitely annoying as are people who stop at the bottom of stairs and escalators and are oblivious to what is going on.

OMG I hate it when that happenes to me either in school or when I'm out in the city. Tryin to catch a subway or bus half the time I end up walking/running on the street b/c the sidewalk is moving so slowly.
Ahh... the NY minute.

**mirrodie** · 2009-02-04, 12:19 AM

WHen I did commute, I disliked the cslow walkers.

So we used them as slalom poles and speedwalked around them.

**cancidas** · 2009-02-04, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by mirrodie

So we used them as slalom poles and speedwalked around them.

still do the same to this day. what annoys me more is the people that want to stand right up behind you in line, so close that they could practically be in your pants. make me wanna fart sometimes to get them to back off...
:evil: