Originally Posted by sggoodri
I expect that "unlicensed" bicyclists would continue to ride on sidewalks, where they are more dangerous to innocent people than on the roadway (according to the stats available). Many police and members of the public falsely believe that licenses and registration are allowed for roadway use but not for travel outside the travel lanes. This is why I see many golf car drivers operating on the sidewalks where I live, with the police looking the other way, as long as they don't try to use the travel lanes. Also, the motoring public will pressure the police to ticket unlicensed cyclists on the roadway, in order to get them off of the roadway for motorists' convenience, but will ignore them on the sidewalks.
I think you are right except for the "sidewalks, where they are more dangerous to innocent people than on the roadway (according to the stats available)." where are these stats that say this?
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