Dangers of walking

These days, health experts, officials and medicos all recommend walking as a beneficial exercise.

However, they never say how dangerous it is.

There is the occasional vehicle that mounts the footpath, but the real and present danger is maniacal cyclists.

Like the arrogant horseman of old, the cyclists believe they own the footpath.

And in Sydney, there is the added danger of the jogger.

In the Domain in Sydney, I was knocked down twice.

The last one had the courtesy to sling a backward sorry, as he pumped off to his Nirvana.

I thought the experts said running on concrete was bad for your feet, well perhaps they'll end up with walking sticks too.

Too bad.

Keith Whitfield, Woy Woy