When walking on the road, one should usually walk facing traffic, meaning on the left in countries that drive on the right.
What side of the road should I walk on in case of a one-way road or street? The directional restriction does not apply to pedestrians[citation needed], so I might either walk facing traffic or walk in the direction of traffic. For either situation, assuming a country that drives on the right, should I walk on the left or on the right?
Source: Google Streetview
You should walk on the side that provides the best visibility between you and any vehicles using the road.
If the road is straight (or somehow there is great mutual visibility even around bends), it doesn’t matter much.
If the visibility is limited, walk on the outside of any bend. This may mean (carefully) switching from one side to the other if there are curves in opposite directions.
In all cases, make sure you watch out for traffic yourself (and don’t just rely on them seeing you). If you are walking in the same direction as vehicles, that means frequently turning your head around.
You should also listen for incoming noise, which means you should not wear headphones.
At night, make sure you are very visible. A hi-vis jacket (or other hi-vis elements) would be a (very) good idea, otherwise make sure you have some kind of light, and make sure it is visible when a vehicle approaches.
You may want to move as far as possible out of the way when a vehicle approaches, conditions permitting.
If at all possible, try to find another way!
Besides visibility, I would also consider the state of the shoulders next to street, especially if their state differs significantly. For example, in the picture you posted, it looks like there is a rather wide tarmac shoulder to the right of the street that would make walking easier than the gravel on the left, allowing you to pass that stretch of road faster, and also allow to walk a bit further from any cars.
Another example: If there are bushes on one side of the road, and grass on the other, choose the side with grass. If you see or hear a car coming (depending on the direction of traffic), you can step into the grass until the car has passed - or walk in the grass for a bit, if there are several cars coming - while stepping into the bushes is much harder or even impossible.
The UK Highway code (where we drive on the left) makes no exception for one-way streets:
If there is no pavement, keep to the right-hand side of the road so that you can see oncoming traffic. You should take extra care and
be prepared to walk in single file, especially on narrow roads or in poor light keep close to the side of the road.
It may be safer to cross the road well before a sharp right-hand bend so that oncoming traffic has a better chance of seeing you. Cross back after the bend.
However one-way streets can be narrow and have tight bends, so the last point could well become more important
The UK Highway code (where we drive on the left) is poorly worded:
If there is no pavement, keep to the right-hand side of the road so that you can see oncoming traffic.
You can see oncoming traffic whichever side of the road you are walking. The reason we walk on the opposite side to the driving side is because you can't see traffic coming up behind you, and you are safer on that side (except perhaps on a blind bend as the Code points out).
In a one-way street we don't suddenly start driving on the right, and it isn't necessarily one-way because it is narrow, but often for traffic circulation, or to prevent a rat-run.
So just follow the usual guidance. If there are two lanes going the same direction, it's likely to be an urban location with a footpath.
