Originally Posted by
Brandonub
This doesn't answer the question. Why should someone cycling on a sidewalk, behaving as a pedestrian, dismount for a crosswalk?
Because it is a cross walk. Not a cross ride. Safety of pedestrians, etc. He stated he was a "pedestrian" in his post. Here are his state laws:
257.660c Operation of bicycle upon sidewalk or pedestrian crosswalk.
(1) An individual operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk or a pedestrian crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian.(2) An individual shall not operate a bicycle upon a sidewalk or a pedestrian crosswalk if that operation is prohibited by an official traffic control device.
(3) An individual lawfully operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk or a pedestrian crosswalk has all of the rights and responsibilities applicable to a pedestrian using that sidewalk or crosswalk.
You are battling semantics here. He was on the street, he blew a stop sign and wants justification. By law, he can cross on a cross walk, but has to yield to pedestrians, has to obey official traffic control devices, such as stop signs, etc.