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To: Marc Kahn who wrote (17161)	12/5/2000 9:18:23 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62550

Pavement Rage??????? Shoppers to Get Fast Lane - for Pedestrians Monday December 4 9:56 AM ET dailynews.yahoo.com LONDON (Reuters) - Christmas shoppers visiting London's Oxford Street, home to Selfridges and other famous stores, could find themselves fined for dawdling, if plans for new pedestrian fast lanes are approved. Traders at the famous street, one of Britain's busiest shopping areas that is usually jammed with pedestrians, are calling for the pavement to be divided into two lanes, one with a minimum walking speed of three miles per hour to keep the crowds moving. Spokeswoman Rhona Harrison told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper: ``In an ideal world there would not be any regulations. But there are too many people and there is too little space.'' The campaign by traders, called Operation Tugboat, aims to reduce aggressive behavior or 'pavement rage' among pedestrians on the packed street. Marshals would patrol the street, empowered to fine slow walkers straying into the fast lane 10 pounds ($14.34), Harrison said. ($1-.6973 Pound)