Walking speed can be used as an economic indicator, which may be the most recognized non-academic economic indicator. In the primitive era without machinery and animal power, the walking speed index of people is almost as important as the national economic prosperity index of today's society. At present, the walking speed of citizens also represents the economic development level of a city to a certain extent.
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Robert Levin, an American psychology professor, made a special investigation on the walking speed of citizens all over the world in his investigation report "Comparison of Life Paces in Different Countries and Regions". The report surveyed 3 1 countries and regions around the world. The top 10 countries with the fastest walking speed are Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Britain, Germany, the United States, Japan, France, Kenya and Italy.
The test index of walking speed is: the speed of pedestrians walking 60 feet per unit time in downtown area. In this survey report, the walking speed of people in Chinese mainland, Taiwan Province, China and Hongkong, China is 14, Taiwan Province Province, China is 18, and Chinese mainland is 24th.