My point is you will just not get ticketed for riding on the sidewalk in my area. You are more likely to be applauded, honestly. My main areas of point are as follows.

Martin Luther King Blvd, Beaumont Texas
Gulfway Drive, Port Arthur Texas

These are NO SHOULDER roadways of course.

These streets are main blvds and a death trap to cyclists, and I ALWAYS use the sidewalk when it's available. Laughably, it is not, and ends randomly and abrubtly only to begin again as randomly and abrubtly. The surrounding areas are very poor and abandoned, and the waterways that are a part of my area leave other travel routes non-existent or too far a detour to be considered for commuting. Also, detours are also relatively dangerous, so this argument is null to detour for safety.


Outside of dense cities and I guess California...riding on the sidewalk is both the safer and more accepted way to use a bicycle, HOWEVER incorrect that may be according to the law.