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Awkwardness when overtaking pedestrians

💚 healthsocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 2/5

A 6'2 male reports feeling awkward when walking at a natural, faster pace behind others on narrow paths, especially at night or when the person ahead is wearing headphones, due to concerns about appearing threatening or startling them.

Who's affected: A 6'2 male

⚠️ Single report. This is one person's account. We mark it so until more voices confirm it.

What people do today

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Ideas a builder, maker or community group could start on:

  1. A wearable haptic device or app that emits a gentle, non-threatening chime when approaching another person from behind to signal presence.
  2. A social etiquette guide or campaign promoting standard 'passing' signals for pedestrians to reduce anxiety in shared public spaces.
  3. A smartphone app that uses proximity sensors to detect nearby pedestrians and plays a polite, pre-recorded 'excuse me' or 'passing on your left' audio cue.
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Real voices

“I often find myself in a situation where I am slowly gaining on someone I am walking behind and it feels awkward.”

Source: Stack Exchange (interpersonal) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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