Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Second, I have a hard time believing that path, parallel to the road with no buildings, residences or any other attraction in sight (regardless of where it is located) is "designed explicitly for walking" or intended only for the exclusive use of pedestrians, no matter what YOU call it.
Total balderdash.
I see such sidewalks along roads all the time, and you can clearly see there's absolutely no markings on that indicating it's a bike path. In my state, riding on that sidewalk would clearly be illegal unless it was explicitly marked for it. Your incredulity is absurd.