So I had a cop tell me to get on the sidewalk...
A few nights ago a friend and I were riding (with rear lights & helmets) down the main street of our small town at 2 or so in the morning when a cop traveling the other way flashes his lights and stops. We pulled up to his window and he tells us to get on the sidewalk. Politely, I said "Um, isn't that illegal?" to which he responded "No, only downtown where its marked." I must have still looked puzzled because the next thing he said was, "Okay, you wanna get hit by a drunk driver at 2 in the morning, rock on dude!" which he followed up by peeling out and quite obviously exceeding the speed limit, as did the other cruiser that was right behind him. Am I missing some kind of law here or is that guy just a jackass?