Riding on a sidewalk is a useful and helpful strategy as long as it's legal to do so, which it is in my city. Most of the sidewalks in my area are empty with not much pedestrian traffic. It is safe as long as you (cyclist) takes responsibility and is aware of what's happening around them. When riding on a sidewalk I don't really care if the drivers don't see me, I make sure I see them when crossing intersections. I mix street riding and sidewalk riding and it works great for me.


Riding against the traffic is not common sense, it's stupidity...On the other hand, have you ever heard of contra-flow bikelanes and mup's and bikeroutes ?? We have them in my city, when riding along these contra-flow bike routes it is a responsibility of a cyclist to be very careful and aware especially when crossing intersections.

Common sense dictates that visibility is important...However, dressing up yourself with buzzillion lights and reflective gear is not a guarantee that you're not gona get hit.