Originally Posted by LittleBigMan
Ray, I'm with you 100%.
... If they want to hop up on the sidewalk, they should travel at pedestrian speeds (5 mph.) and let everyone know when they are approaching.
Confusion exists because many cyclists simply don't know where they are supposed to ride.
1) Ray -- thanks much for your post. The views of rational noncyclists, such as yourself, can add much to our forum. When one of my neighbors, who lives on the inside corner of a blind intersection, trims his hedge, he deploys a few orange cones to deploy all traffic to a safe trajectory. Please not also that a properly trained conscientious lawful vehicular cyclist would probably have no conflict with your streetside activities, and likewise would give you no cause for alarm.
2) Pete -- I'm with you, as well, but I would add that confusion exists also because many motorists do not understand where cyclists are supposed to ride.
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