Riding on sidewalks
04-23-22, 03:14 PM
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I already said that if it was a situation where the single rider could legally take the lane, then there's no issue.
And no, I don't put a high priority on duplicating race conditions on public roads. Name one other vehicle where you're allowed to treat the road as if it's your closed course.
BTW, I have only seen a group ride pulled over by the police once for blocking the lane, and it was in Massachusetts. Massachusetts doesn't have a FRAP law. I'd be pretty careful with this "the law is what the police enforce" argument people are making here.
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04-23-22, 07:33 PM
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Oooooooofffff SALESMAN!
I think it depends on where you live. In New Your city no way but here in Michigan no one ever uses the sidewalks and riding on a major street (not a neighborhood street with 25mph speed) you will get run over.
04-26-22, 05:57 PM
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I only recently found out, after living here more than 10 years now, that it is legal in my city to ride on the sidewalk. They've even chosen to include portions of sidewalk as parts of the ongoing bike infrastructure improvements; "Ride this bike path to downtown, then the sidewalk across downtown, to connect to the other bike path."
I choose to ride on the street where practical, but there are contraflow situations where it makes sense to ride on the sidewalk, and at times when I have the kids on the cargo bike I will absolutely opt for a quiet sidewalk over a busy arterial.
I choose to ride on the street where practical, but there are contraflow situations where it makes sense to ride on the sidewalk, and at times when I have the kids on the cargo bike I will absolutely opt for a quiet sidewalk over a busy arterial.
