Originally posted by John E
Fortunately, Calfornia municipalities are not permitted to ban bicycles from a given road without providing a safe, direct alternative.
This is interesting. John Allen told a story on his website in which an officer (Boston?) ordered him off the road onto the nearby path. He challenged the officer on the grounds that a friend of his had been mugged on that path.
Since the alternative wasn't safe, he won the challenge. (I just don't remember if he went to court or simply convinced the officer.)