Originally Posted by
yamcha
I dont see what the big deal is. Ride on the sidewalk if you can't handle the street. Those little scratches you got on your knee are nothing compared to what 1st graders get on the playground.
Sidewalks won't help you one bit at intersections. While sidewalks may be quite safe for long straight sections of road, you face even more of an issue at intersections when motorists don't even bother looking up and down a sidewalk.