What's the best footwear for these icy pavements?

[The Oldman]

Just back from sliding over the Seaford pavements. Wore walking shoes with ribbed soles but still getting no grip.
What do you wear to cope with these conditions?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Have a look at the back of the wardrobe for a pair of these

 

[Muzzman]

My Dr. Martens have been superb in this weather, not a single slippage from them yet.

 

[Janbha]

dunlop green flash,timeless craftsmanship at a fair price.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It's not about footwear, it's about posture.

Take shorter steps, keep your body upright (shoulders back, no slouching) and always keep both feet as close as possible to just below your centre of gravity.

Choose your footwear for warmth. Ribbed soles are sensible, but you will lose the benefit if you don't walk flat-footed.

 

[The Wizard]

Ice skates, seriously, I tried to walk down the shop earlier and ended up having to walk in the road because you literally cannot walk on them and several people who attempted to walk on the pavements fell to a grizzly death.

 

[Doris_Maywheather]

I used my golf shoes (they have metal spikes) this morning to fetch my papers and milk and din't have one problem with the conditions

 

[patchamalbion]

office work shoes are NOT the best,i walked straight out of london road station last night,took about 4 steps and then went flying...i mean normally you can just stay up,put the hands in surfing motion and look cool...i didnt.i went about 2 feet up in the air and just slammed down onto the surface...ouch.glad im young and the hip is ok......there were laughs on the other side of road which i was not appreciating......probably some muppet off here

 

[Deleted User X18H]

office work shoes are NOT the best,i walked straight out of london road station last night,took about 4 steps and then went flying...i mean normally you can just stay up,put the hands in surfing motion and look cool...i didnt.i went about 2 feet up in the air and just slammed down onto the surface...ouch.glad im young and the hip is ok......there were laughs on the other side of road which i was not appreciating......probably some muppet off here

 

[Uncle C]

Ice skates, seriously, I tried to walk down the shop earlier and ended up having to walk in the road.

Yep I just walked down the town using the roads, but I got run over and maimed for life.

 

[The French Mistress]

Yep I just walked down the town using the roads, but I got run over and maimed for life.

At last someone on here who shares my sense of humour!!!

 

[wellquickwoody]

fell to a grizzly death.

Blimey!

 

[BensGrandad]

When in the army was always told to take short sharp paces when marching on ice. I wear bedroom slippers and stay indoors.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

A pair of Bas Savage boots

 

[Nottseagull]

Cross-country ripple soles are excellent. I still have mine from my schooldays, although we've hardly had any snow here yet.

 

[dougdeep]

Nothing grips on ice, unless it has spikes.

 

[Nibble]

 

[sam86]

I wore my football boots to work on Friday... but it was more snow, than ice, on Monday morning. I don't think they would have worked too well on ice.

 

[Fef]

I'd like to see these made compulsory footwear on Strictly Come Dancing.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

The pavements in Preston Park are totally unwalkable-on this morning. Every single pedestrian is walking down the road. Bit of grit would have been nice.