Originally Posted by
FBinNY
I'm not in any way a sidewalk nazi, but you're 100% in the wrong here. The sidewalk belongs to pedestrians, whether on their ipods or not. They didn't cause your endo, you did. If/when you ride a bike on the sidewalk, it's your responsibility to avoid pedestrians, not theirs to avoid you.
Actually, a complex series of physics equations caused it, but that's besides the point. Evidently I don't communicate well, because what I was trying to say is exactly what you said. The problem with trying to negotiate sidewalk traffic is that you cannot rely on peds to be fully aware.
M.