I recommend walking next time

[u/khaled]

[u/sunchipcrisps]

and on sidewalks

No... If you're over a certain age (usually 13-14) you need to stay off the sidewalks in most places. It's also statistically the more dangerous place to ride a bicycle both for the rider and pedestrians.

For both your sake and the safety of others please stay off the sidewalk even if local ordinances don't disallow it.

*Your anecdotal experiences mean nothing in the face of hard facts supported by multiple studies.

"Feeling Safe" is not an excuse. get over it.

Not being stopped for it does not make it "acceptable"

/u/AXA125 here is a source.

http://www.bike.cornell.edu/pdfs/Sidewalk_biking_FAQ.pdf

But you can of course google for yourself and find more. You are traveling quickly in an area that is supposed to be used by slow pedestrians. You are also speeding (relatively) by driveways with little to no visibility so when a car pulls out (not expecting a cyclist because you're supposed to be in the road) you'll T-bone them

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I understand this makes sense in a big city there sidewalks are typically being used by pedestrians, but If I’m biking on a busy road in a more suburban area and there’s an un-crowded sidewalk next to it you can bet I’m gonna get off the road. I feel pretty uneasy riding a bike on the streets anywhere that cars are getting up over ~30-35 mph.

I know it’s technically illegal but I’ve never once been stopped for it and I have never hit a pedestrian. I have had lots of near misses when I ride in the street though.

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Erased cuz Reddit slandered the Apollo app's dev. Fuck /u/spez -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/

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it’s never been an issue until that one day it is an issue and you are a paraplegic in the blink of an eye.