Originally Posted by
madpogue
The "salmon" part is still confusing / meaningless. Sidewalk traffic is two-way. Is it a sidewalk next to a one-way street, and he's therefore avoiding circling a large block by using the sidewalk? If not, I still don't see where "salmon" comes in.
What's the local ordinance there wrt. bicycles and sidewalks? Is the person yielding to pedestrians, and riding in a manner consistent with that of a pedestrian? There's usu. language to that effect in the ordinance. Some ordinances prohibit bicycling on a sidewalk where a building directly abuts the sidewalk (safety for the cyclist and others).
Thanks for the reply. I thought we already agreed not to cavil about the semantics?
I'm pretty sure I've clarified this, the BSO was cycling up a sidewalk against traffic on a two lane road. The road was wide enough that it doesn't make sense to be cycling against traffic at all. in fact, it turns out that it's illegal to operate any vehicle on the sidewalks in municipality. It turns out, a close reading of the municipal's ordinance expressly includes bicycles in the definition of the ordinance's definition of "vehicle." I think you will just have to take my word on that.
I would politely suggest starting a new thread somewhere if you continue to desire discussing this. I'm satisfied with the responses already on my topic and don't require any further input. Thanks!