\nWhen I was a kid, we walked nearly everywhere. We did have bikes, but used them more for planned, return trips. For just going “out,” nowhere in particular, we usually walked.<\/p>\n
\nOne day, during a walk between nowhere and nowhere else, one of my friends pointed out that typical walking speed is 2 miles per hour. (This was, believe it or not, before Canada went metric.) Two miles per hour is about 3.2 km per hour.\n<\/p>\n
\nI’ve been intrigued by that idea ever since I heard it. It seems slow, yet, walking casually, it’s perhaps correct.<\/p>\n
\nYesterday I walked 4.6km and it took exactly an hour. Yet, it was a purposeful walk, rather than casual. Compared to 3.2km\/hr, 4.6km\/hr is about 44% faster.<\/p>\n
\nI think, for a casual walk, 2 miles per hour is quite a good estimate. I’ve always wondered whence my friend learned it, way back then.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about being a pedestrian: the tutor reflects regarding walking speed. When I was a kid, we walked nearly everywhere. We did have bikes, but used them more for planned, return trips. For just going “out,” nowhere in particular, we …<\/p>\n