Regardless of whether in the night or during daylight, you should always be walking on the “opposite” side of the road in respect to normal traffic. Do the cars drive on the right, you will walk on the left.
That way you will have cars approaching you from the front where you can notice them and make eye contact and any arrangements necessary to bypass each other. If you have cars approach you from the back, you are not sure to notice them, they don;t know whether you are aware of them approaching and what you will do, will you maybe jump right under their wheels.
Walk against the traffic. It’s not only the rule, it’s the sensible thing to do.
Only larger groups walk on the side of the traffic flow., because as a large group, they are “vehicley” and the process of avoiding each other are different. – mk
