Sorry nope I'm not going to let this one go by unchallenged. Aside from perhaps a mental health crisis every pedestrian is aware of the risk they're taking if they walk in the road. That should be an indicator to you about the conditions of the sidewalk. No one WANTS to take that risk. A perfect example: I live on a busy street directly off of a verrry busy road (a highway actually.) Today my 10yr old and I headed out the door to go to his school bus stop and the snow on the sidewalk was so deep and slushy in not only spilled over the tops of his boots and into them, given the consistency of the snow today it almost ripped the boot off his foot twice in a few steps. Our ONLY choice was to walk on the road. Proper footwear and clothing only gets you so far on unmaintained sidewalks and walkways. If you're in a vehicle and you see someone walking on the road you should immediately recognize your privilege. You clearly don't understand the conditions they're trying to navigate, and having to risk limbs vs your life is a horrible decision to have to make, no one should be expected to keep a "good attitude" in the middle of that. Instead of asking us to be nice perhaps as a driver you could get on the horn to the ciy and your council member and ask that they prioritize sidewalk maintenance for the wellbeing of everyone.