The other day when I was out cycling, I came to a very long line of cars (was going in the direction of rush hour traffic). I waited in line for a minute or two, but got off my bike, brought it to the sidewalk, and slowly rode down it passing the line.

There are no sidewalk laws where I was, and there were no pedestrians (there hardly are). Further, since it was a main road, there wasn't much in the likes of driveways, crossroads, etc. It was fairly safe to ride down it, but I didn't push it either. I rode down to the light, used the crosswalk button, and when I got across mounted up and continued on. I probably got ahead by a cycle of the traffic lights, would have been more had I not waited for a short bit at first.

What are your opinions on this?