Originally Posted by jumpr
It was a decently busy street, but the speed limit is low (25 mph). Most people at my college ride on the sidewalk because they think it's safer and more convenient for them. In fact, I've seen some professors of mine ride on the sidewalk to class.
I was in Ann Arbor for a campus visit 2 years ago. I remember seeing a few sidewalk cyclists, even though vehicle traffic wasn't really moving at all (which might explain the "convenience" of the sidewalk). I'd still rather ride in traffic. There's no way that I could compete with 35,000 pedestrians on the sidewalks.