Originally Posted by
WonderMonkey
Probably the same reason I see bikes on streets that run right next to bike paths. They want to do it and have a "reason" which may be able to justify it themselves but not to many other people.
I know down here a lot of times bike paths = a part of the road that is 100% littered with rocks, shattered glass and other debris.
Not every bike path here is like that, but some are and I avoid them. I probably piss off some drivers doing that, but oh well, I have my reasons. Pissed off drivers is better than flat tires IMO.