Originally Posted by
iheartbenben
Who the HELL has ever been ticketed/hit by a vehicle on a sidewalk?...
I got hit by a car where a bi-directional multi-use path crossed a road since cars aren't looking for vehicle speed traffic off the main road way. After that I switched from riding on the path during times of traffic to using the road with no shoulder.
I know it's illegal BLAH BLAH, but the more I cycle the more I think, I'm getting on that sidewalk when I'm uncomfortable with traffic.
When I'm uncomfortable the shoulder (non-existent, cracks, grates, potholes, etc.) I get myself about 1/3 - 1/2 of the way into the lane, far enough left that no one can make a close pass squeezing around me on that side and far enough right that they can't try that. Never been hit by a car doing that.