Originally Posted by
mr_bill
Sidewalks in Florida are not bicycle facilities, but people on bikes may use sidewalks. Both statements can be true at the same time. This isn't hard.
"316.2065(9) A person propelling a vehicle by human power upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, has all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances."
-mr. bill
The whole statute concerning paths, roads and sidewalks is pretty interesting. The rules almost encourage a cyclist onto sidewalks. Absolute duty to yield to pedestrians and signal passes on a sidewalk, however.
I've never ridden down there--do the ordinances vary the sidewalk rules a lot? Louisiana has a statute that says sidewalk riding is legal in the state, but all the parishes that have, y'know, actual people living in them have ordinances that ban it.