Originally Posted by
Nycycle
Its one of the biggest causes of Car Bike accidents here, The crash I saw was on 3200 West in rush hour trafficBicycloes headed North on the West sidewalk.
The spead of a bicycle puts a bicycle in a place on a sidewalk that an auto driver does not expect.
The other crash I saw this year was a bicycle on the sidewalk headed East crossing the freeway ramp, drivers are looking to the left, not expecting fast traffic from the right.
You mean the cyclists go too fast on the sidewalk. That makes sense. It's not that they go the "wrong way" on the sidewalk. Sidewalks aren't directional. What they should do is slow down while riding on the sidewalk.
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