For those who agree with teaching children to take the lane and not ride on sidewalks. To get almost anywhere in our suburbs requires travel along a road that is 2 to 5 lanes and sometime as many as 7 at intersections. Speed limits range from 40 to 55 with actual speeds about 5 to 10 over. A surprising number of these have no shoulder or only about 1'.
Better for a child to ride in the lane with 50 mph traffic on a 5-lane road or ride on the adjacent 8' - 10' wide sidewalk?
What if the sidewalk is separated from the road by 5' of grass and is asphalt so really a MUP or bike path?