“It`s like a car on the sidewalk,” says Lukia Eccleston, a young mother who lives in Washington and travels mostly on foot. In addition, as mentioned in a previous commentary; In Devon C., 94 Cal. Rptr. 2d 513 – Cal: Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate Dist., 3rd Div. 2000, it is stated unequivocally, with the same reasoning, that helmet use (for persons under 18 years of age) is mandatory when driving on the sidewalk. Sorry, last comment. My reasons why I don`t drive on the road are: impatience (long traffic lights) and also I worry that fast drivers will get angry with me. I am a slow vehicle, what do I have on the road? I mean, I make sure I don`t hurt anyone on the sidewalks. Bikes on the road just don`t make sense to me. Laws should actually be ENFORCED – it will cost money; in particular, the part on the application of wrong-way driving on sidewalks (which is unusual, but not a bad idea – Tempe has this regulation); Is Yuma willing to spend the $ to enforce them, and not just in key (if there is a collision)? Yuma should consider setting up a diversion education program for offences committed by cyclists.

Have you ever cycled down a busy street in Toronto? It seems to me that you have not done that, otherwise you would not have that perspective on cyclists. If you`re in a car and someone else driving at 90 km/h in a car is lightly brushing your car, you`re always safe. Can you say the same about a cyclist? If the same thing happens to a cyclist, he can very easily lose his balance, land in the middle of the road and get run over by another car that travels 90 km / h. Not a pleasant sight, that`s for sure. Cyclists are not trapped in steel frames and do not have a motor for their bikes, so there is no reason to treat them in the same way as motorists. Today I was driving downtown and an idiot opened his door as I drove past his car. I was alert and quick enough to avoid it, but I don`t think a 50-year-old cyclist would be. If the guy hit me with his door, I would definitely find myself in the middle of the road and get run over by a motor vehicle. When you`re driving a car, you don`t even have to worry about it, do you? I just wanted to show you what problem a cyclist is perceived and tell you about some extremely valid reasons for cyclists to ride on the sidewalk.

While I sympathize with cyclists who want to avoid dangerous roads, here in California it is illegal to ride a bike on a sidewalk. Think of an elderly person who is initially dangerous on their feet when a cyclist rides along the sidewalk. Now think about the broken hip and the trial. A lawsuit that the cyclist should probably lose. Excellent article, although not universal. In Madison, WI, bicycles are allowed to ride on sidewalks, especially in cases where a bike path is not available and/or road traffic is considered dangerous by the driver. At this point, there are a number of rules that govern how bicycles should be driven on sidewalks. In Arizona, bicycles are not defined as vehicles. Arizona law, which prohibits driving under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances, is written to apply to vehicles and therefore does not apply directly to cyclists.

However, bicycles must not be driven under the influence of alcohol and a cyclist may be subject to drunk driving, as cyclists are generally subject to vehicle obligations. Here`s a link to an old column (first published in 2006, when he wrote in VeloNews) where Bob Mionske talks about zebra crossings and cycling, especially Arizona. I generally agree with his analysis, although sometimes I think it is more complicated than necessary; For example: Ensuring that it is in fact legal under state law to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk, he draws a complex analogy from New Jersey law. I believe that the applicable law is much stricter than that. In any case, it is appropriate that cyclists can legally ride on zebra crossings and discuss the right-of-way: if there is no bike path or bike path and the law does not prohibit it elsewhere, driving on a sidewalk in the same direction as road traffic is allowed. Pedestrians have the right of way on the sidewalks at all times and are duly warned of each approaching bicycle. The speed of a bicycle on a sidewalk must not exceed 10 mph. Also, if a person is cycling on a sidewalk, trail or crosswalk, the cyclist must do the following: @ Matthew: I was quite willing to disagree with you, but I scanned the Ontario Highway Traffic Act and nowhere is it mentioned that cyclists should not ride on the sidewalk, it has to be a charter in most communities.