I think many people, men and women both, just don't think about personal space and that you may frighten someone by being too close. The reason is they are not a threat in the least, and they know they are not up to no good, so they believe you can close in on someone and it's OK. Those that have been in crowded cities (NY, Tokyo, Paris), ridden subways, buses, etc where you get up-close and personal don't see the error in not giving more room to someone when they are in remote locations. It also stems from the 'everyone is in a hurry' mode where they don't think they have the time to stop and wait for someone to finish loading their kid(s) and groceries into the vehicle before getting in theirs in the next space and exiting the parking lot.Liberty wrote:The silent stepper was probably guilty of the same thing. We all fall into condition white at some time or other. Wally world parking lots probably not the best place to let it happen.SewTexas wrote:I admit, my situational awareness skills have taken a hit, I'm not getting out of the house near enough.
Bottom line, as stated above, keep yourself in condition yellow in those situations and you should at least be aware of someone moving into your 'safe zone'.