Let's be honest.. 90% of the time, a cyclist is "in the wrong"...

If you have 90% of the people doing something wrong, when is (an uniformed) person supposed to know when the other 10% is doing something correctly? That was my point...
A lot of cycling associations have this thought in their heads that their vehicle is a car.. (yes for most (if not all) states, a cyclist is a driver of a vehicle, I know.. But it's NOT a car..

I wasn't stating that he HAD to use the sidewalk, I was just saying that if the police gave him a ticket for not following the "as far to the right as practicable" and there WAS a sidewalk available, all the prosecutor has to do, is bring that up and it's possible that the ticket would hold up.
(Like someone else said.. 50/50)

Hey, I'm all about roadway lane sharing (as my electric bike is NOT allowed to be ridden via power on sidewalks-although I CAN pedal it on sidewalks, if I want to..) but I don't take up the entire line... I just "visualize" a bike lane and do it that way... I've NEVER had a problem..

I would think taking the full lane would aggravate drivers more and cause more "road rage" than just staying a few feet from the right.

Just my opinion...

You're mileage may vary..