What the hell is wrong with some people.?

Today I watched an elderly lady walking down the middle of the road, now I do understand some older people can be confused, but then minutes later a young woman with a toddler and 2 dogs walked down another road near bye, now there was nothing obstructing the pavement (I looked) they just couldn't seem to grasp how bloody dangerous it is, worse how stupid teaching a young child it's fine to walk in the road.  Bloody madness!