Originally Posted by
009jim
No one has provided a good reason why it is unsafe to go against. The law requires pedestrians to go against, so there must be a reason it is safe for pedestrians to go against. Yet why would this, as yet unknown, reason be true for pedestrians but not cyclists.
I believe its worth delving into this, because the law is one aspect, but laws don't always benefit everyone.
The reason could be that statistics have shown cyclists have a high probability of an accident if the go salmon.
Just to be clear, I don't normally, but I did briefly scoot around some pedestrians on the sidewalk last week when the roadway was empty.
Try riding against traffic, try riding against traffic on the sidewalk. Every corner/intersection becomes a blind corner. Scares me to death. I'd have to slow down at every corner to make sure no one was going to hit me. If i'm riding with traffic, people are going to see me (and be looking to see me where i am).