Commentary for Bava Kamma 162:17

שדה ניר ושדה זרע מפנהו לשדה ניר היו שתיהן בורות שתיהן נירות שתיהן זרועות מפנהו למקום שירצה

'That it be permitted to turn aside to [private] sidewalks in order to avoid road pegs.' As Samuel and Rab Judah were once walking on the road, Samuel turned aside to the private sidewalk. Rab Judah thereupon said to him: Do the stipulations laid down by Joshua hold good even in Babylon? — He answered him: I say that it applies even outside Eretz Yisrael. As Rabbi and R. Hiyya were once walking on the road they turned aside to the private sidewalks, while R. Judah b. Kenosa went striding<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Upon the road pegs. ');">¹²</span>

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