Footpath Etiquette?

Sorry, I'm one of those people who always takes the stairs when there's an elevator and, when on foot, tries to get from A to B walking as fast as possible. I don't particularly like waiting for elevators and I don't like the crowded space. (Eg how close is too close or am I not squeezed in enough for that extra person to fit in? It says maximum capacity is 33 people and we have 10, but we're squished!). Ironically, at work we have 4 floors and the majority of people take the elevators. You've got to be kidding! Unless you smoke and developed gangrene like on those anti smoking ads, or waiting for the chance encounter with a hottie from accounting, you've got to take the stairs. Its approximately 200 steps from the car to the desk, any toilet/lunch breaks and I reckon people would be lucky to break 2000 in a day. Thank god I go for a run twice a week now...

I walk not in the 'He really needs to get to a toilet' sort of speed, but a brisk pace. I'll usually find myself at least walking partially on the road as an increasing amount of people seem to think its a one way strip. A regular footpath has enough width for 3 average sized humans and enough for 2 lanes of traffic, but without proper signage I think people are either lost or stupid. Here are some scenarios:

1) 2 in the middle
-Stick to one side (suggest left) or the other but not in the middle. It makes it hard to get around and you're likely to do some line dancing manoeuvres to get around oncoming traffic.

2) 3 straddling in a line
-Its on the onus of the person on the outside right to tuck themselves behind their companion to give way to oncoming traffic. Remember this rule if you're a tag-along with a couple that you've always got to stick on the right. (Even if you're a guy and it goes girl-guy-guy you may need to swallow your macho pride)

3) The single wanderer
-Either drifts from either side with slow plodded steps looking skyward, marvelling at the architecture, looking down punching in a text or counting change. Careful, if you bump into them, you're likely to cause them to spill the $10 worth of 5 cent coins on the ground and will need to help pick them up. Usually ensure you're at least a good 2 metres from their vicinity.

Its funny seeing 2 equally stubborn parties meet when neither decides to give way. Its gold seeing them clash and it usually results in both parties either giving the glare to each other or some astonished facial remark not quite believing that the world doesn't revolve around them and that crowds don't dissipate when they walk not unlike Moses parting the seas.

What I always tend to find is that I'm getting out of the way of other people. It gives me the shits but then I think maybe everyone else has given up and decided they couldn't be bothered getting out of other peoples way too. I think the rule should be if you're in the majority then you give way and if its even then both parties are to give a slight amount of room for each other. When someone does do the polite thing, do the subtle head nod to acknowledge the gesture...