Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
Those who say riding on the sidewalk is stupid/dangerous, or where it's supposedly illegal: what do you say about little kids riding their bikes on sidewalks, or what does the law say? Would you have them ride out in the street in traffic? At what age does it become stupid, dangerous, or illegal to ride a bike on the sidewalk?
I could be mistaken, but I believe that most areas do make allowances for children on bicycles with wheels up to 20" in size to ride on the sidewalk as they are learning to ride. I'm not sure what the cutoff age is. But again I would think that that would depend on the area that one is in.
It would also I would think make sense that if mom and/or dad and the kiddies are out for a ride that mom and/or dad be on the sidewalk along with the kiddies. If for no other reason than so that mom and/or dad can keep an eye on the kiddies and to teach them how to safely ride their bikes.
Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
I'm not saying everyone should always ride on the sidewalk, not at all. I ride in the road pretty much 100% of the time, but I have no problem with using a sidewalk in a heavy traffic situation.
As with many here, I agree that as adults and unless it circumstances dictate otherwise i.e. a motorist who is bearing down on a cyclist and not showing any signs of either slowing down, or going around the cyclist. That the sidewalk is a good "out" for safety sake and I have done this. And once the danger has passed I am back out on the road.
Originally Posted by
PatrickGSR94
Actually I was on a group ride a few weeks ago and was in the road the whole way, but was quite surprised about how many hipster fixie riders were all up and down, on and off the sidewalks, in the roads, back and forth, etc. Seemed very unsafe to me.
I would agree with you, they should have picked one place to ride and ride in as predictable a fashion as possible.