To the Editor:

Ms. Pearson did not exhibit “petty righteousness” when she requested the pedestrian who was walking on the wrong side of the road to walk on the correct side of the road, contrary to what was stated in the letter “Ugly Encounter, Indeed” (7/29). Walking on the wrong side of the road is dangerous not only because of the pandemic but also because she would be forced to walk into traffic to social distance and go around the person on the wrong side of the road.

August 5, 2020