Originally Posted by kickstart

I ride approximately 2 miles on a sidewalk on my pm commute, being all up hill it doesn't have any effect on my speed, I've never had the slightest difficulty or conflict doing so, and have never in all the years I have lived in the area seen a cyclist ride in the lane on this particular hill, but opting to take the sidewalk, the bus, or use other routes.

Its a choice made by circumstance, not dogma.