Yup, common in the US, either that or "I technically could walk there, but it looks painfully unpleasant and possibly even dangerous to do so". Now that we liv

Yup, common in the US, either that or "I technically could walk there, but it looks painfully unpleasant and possibly even dangerous to do so". Now that we live in Munich, my wife and I joke about how we used to drive from one strip mall's parking lot to go to the parking lot for the other strip mall across the street. Except, when we visit the US we still do this, because in those situations, walking across the 'road' (more like a small freeway) is incredibly awkward.