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In SF you're legally not allowed to ride on sidewalks if you're over age of 13.
by pound 9y ago
In SF you're legally not allowed to ride on sidewalks if you're over age of 13.
- wooter 9y agoseems like a bad law. i won’t ask anyone to risk their lives over a bad law
- pound 9y agoyou're also allowed use of full lane Mostly issue with city biking is drivers who think that roads are strictly for cars
- rhinoceraptor 9y agoSeems perfectly reasonable to me. Biking on the sidewalk is not safe.
- wooter 9y agoyou can't possibly know that for a vast amount of situations right?
- rhinoceraptor 9y agoCertainly it depends on the road, but the most common type of accidents are cars failing to yield while turning, either into other roads or driveways. Cars are looking for road traffic when they’re turning, so to be most visible you should be on the road. They’re not looking for cyclist riding 15-20 mph on the sidewalk. And in my experience, all of the close calls I’ve had have been while riding on the sidewalk. The closest I ever came to getting hit was a car turning while I was crossing a crosswalk at speed. I had to swerve and jump the curb to avoid getting hit. Also, cars and cyclists are much more similar than pedestrians and cyclists are. Pedestrians can stop and turn instantly, while cars and cyclists cannot. Pedestrians also are likely to be on their phone, walking a dog, or pushing a stroller. Or all of those at once.