Why do slow walkers swerve and drift?

[wave rider]

With peripheral neuropathy and leftovers from my broken femur, I’m swerving in my lane when I walk. I won’t be able to pass a straight line sobriety test.

There is a marvelous coastal walk/bike path in town that I won’t walk on the weekends, too much traffic. I’ve been enjoying walking the coastal bluff near my place; I walk it several times a week and only see another person perhaps once a month. I swerve to my hearts content on the bluff…