Originally Posted by
SquidPuppet
The local law enforcement here encourages bikers to use the sidewalks on roads without bike lanes. Their view is that a bike+pedestrian collision results in less serious injuries than a bike+auto collision.
Your local law enforcers are, frankly, morons.
(or they WANT cyclists to get killed.)
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