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I have never understood the mentality of slow walkers in the hallways. Everyone has seven minutes to get to class; we can either walk to class, or we can stop and stand out of the way of people while we talk to friends for a few minutes. Unfortunately, some think it is perfectly acceptable to combine the two, which results in a very, very slow walking pace. I do not know how many times I have been in a rush to get to class or to meet a friend, and have ended up behind a group of people walking as if their feet were bound.

If someone approaches me in the hallway to talk to me, I’ll move to the side to talk to them and make sure I am out of the way of passersby who need to get to their destination. What I will not do, however, is slow down so I can have more time to talk to them, inadvertently slowing the traffic behind me. More than half of the school population seems to do this without taking others into consideration.

This problem is not limited to schools—every crowded area falls victim to slow walkers—but in a place where it is important that everyone gets to class on time, I would prefer it comes to an end.

Video: Max Carlson, videographer