road, especially where there are bike lanes. Furthermore, there is the possibility of pedestrians being inconvenienced, startled, or even hit - these are all entirely the offending cyclist's fault. They are helping the world by walking, and they shouldn't have to put up with this crap. The road is smoother, safer, and faster than the sidewalk. Stop using the ill-founded advice your parents gave you before biking to elementary school and use your heads. @7 safer? That's a joke. A couple weeks ago while biking on the right side of the road, with a green light I proceeded through the intersection. A truck turned right with no signal so I couldn't predict it until he slowed and started closing our gap. I didn't have enough time to completely get out of the way because there was a curb beside me. The truck hit me, but I was fine. It could have been much worse if I hadn't been really paranoid. In 3 years my bike has come into contact with 4 cars while moving. I still drive on the road, but only if it's not busy at all. I'm not going to risk my life so that you can enjoy your sidewalk more. 90% of the time I bike on the sidewalk, and usually use the grass to pass pedestrians. No matter how much you whine and whine, this will not change. Almost dying a couple weeks ago was enough for me. Also, as many times as a sidewalk crosses