Fastfancey

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bobwysiwyg

Where do you live? Is riding on sidewalks there permissible? We need more information. Riding on sidewalks is permissible in Michigan (barring local laws) but you better be on your toes.

caloso

What do I think? I think if you should asking your attorney, not randos on the internet.

UmneyDurak

And deleting this post.

KraneXL

If the car hits you its an easy claim. If you fell to avoid getting hit is much harder to prove without video or witnesses. Motorist must always stop and yield right-of-way when crossing a sidewalk.

Your riding against traffic is irrelevant on the sidewalk.

spdntrxi

I dont like ppl riding against the flow on the sidewalk.... its asking for it in many circumstances. Sounds like the sign was the main cause for your accident, as your circumstance is one of the easier to see. Hope you make a full recovery.

squirtdad

totally dangerous thing to do, riding a bike wrong way on a side walk is totally not cool and wrong, you are probably at fault. Bikes belong on the street going with traffic.

but best advice for you is to not post anything on line any place about this and to ask for this post to be removed

prototoast

Depending on what city you were in, you may or may not have been allowed to bike on the sidewalk. See: https://bikeeastbay.org/SidewalkCycling

UmneyDurak

... and yet you quoted it.

Lidatation

Depending on traffic situations, I sometimes use sidewalks. Better to be safe.

Reynolds 531 

A bicycle being ridden is a "vehicle", not a "pedestrain".

The law will treat you just the same as a car driving on the sidewalk. Same thing applies to crosswalks. If you ride your bike in a crosswalk, you are liable for damage to a car. If you WALK your bike in a crosswalk, the car that hit you is liable.

indyfabz

Except that some jurisdictions expressly allow sidewalk riding. So there's that. Also, my city got rid of the portion of the municipal code that treated bikes being ridden in crosswalks as vehicles. So there is that too.

Enjoy the day.

Reynolds 531 

Except the Original Poster never said he lived in the same town as you, in fact never said what town he lived in. I decided to save time by not listing the exceptions of every municipality to the California Vehicle Code.
So there is that too.

CliffordK

It sounds like a poor design if a street sign obstructed the view of the sidewalk. Was it a permanent sign or a portable sign? Sign Post? Verify that it meets local sign codes.

But, one also has to realize the difference between bikes and pedestrians on sidewalks. A pedestrian may move at say 3 MPH, and can stop on a dime. Cyclists can move much quicker, and seem to appear out of nowhere.

Watch for cross traffic at every major driveway.

A broken arm is mighty severe. But, without actual impact, it is hard to say what the ultimate fault will be.

How did you "Slam to the ground"? Did your bike have two functional brakes in good repair, except for certain coaster-brake bikes?

indyfabz

So what you decided to do, in the interest of time, is make a blanket statement that is inaccurate. Got it.

NorthboundRick

I ride sidewalks only when I ride with my kids and we go slow. Folks usually understand and a thanks goes a long way.