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pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether
http://www.answers.com/topic/walking or
http://www.answers.com/topic/running. In some communities, those traveling using
http://www.answers.com/topic/roller-skate or
http://www.answers.com/topic/skateboard are also considered to be pedestrians. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a
http://www.answers.com/topic/road or
http://www.answers.com/topic/sidewalk-1, but this was not the case historically.