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Correction for the speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)

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How fast is 132 meters per minute?
It's about one-and-seven-tenths times as fast as Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan)
The speed of Walking Pedestrians (in Manhattan) is about 78 meters per minute.
(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 78 meters per minute. Pedestrians wearing headphones, the study went on to find, walk at a slightly faster 85 meters per minute
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