It reminds me of the phrase I teach my children. We repeat it like a mantra: "Drivers are dumb." I tell them that even I, their redoubtable father, am dumb when I'm driving. As a non-driver, you must always assume that the guy behind the wheel of a car is a blind idiot. I guess the same thing holds for students on bikes.

You wouldn't have happened to be riding to the math building at OSU, would you? (I'm putting the "bike2math" together with the Ohio location and the largest university in the state, which still leaves a lot of room for error.) In that case, the "sidewalk" is actually 18th ave., closed off to all but service vehicles. It's essentially a MUP, though it is as wide as a city street.

I'm also reminded of the thread about DUIs. I'm surprised at the number of participants on this forum who have drunken-riding experience. Maybe the other party will show up here someday?