Correction for the speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)
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How fast is 8.2870 yards per second?
It's about six times as fast as Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)
The speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan) is about 1.40 yards per second.
(Manhattan; average speed; 8,978 person-sample)
A 2006 Study by the New York City Department of City Planning found that pedestrians in that city walk at an average rate of 1.40 yards per second. Pedestrians wearing headphones, the study went on to find, walk at a slightly faster 1.50 yards per second