Here in Ontario, the restriction is by wheel size IIRC, so an adult riding a folding bike on the sidewalk is legal, while a 12 year old on a 26" wheel MTB is illegal.
My experience is also that cyclists are far worse than drivers for breaking laws, but the drivers tend to do it in ways that are dangerous for cyclists, while cyclists tend to do it in ways that are dangerous for cyclists (The big thing is blowing red lights and stops, cyclists are really bad for that) -Adam graywolf wrote: > The interesting thing that a lot of drivers do not seem to realize is > that in a lot of jurisdictions it is illegal for an adult to ride a > bicycle on the sidewalk. > > What bugs me is cops never seem to enforce the rules of the road. People > not obeying them when there is other traffic about are reckless drivers > and should be ticketed as such. But OTOH I did get a ticket for riding > on the sidewalk once. It was rush hour, traffic was insane, and there > was no one on the sidewalk (suburban area) but me. I got one once for > runnning a red light in my car, it was 3am, mine were the only car > lights visible, and I treated it as a stop sign. Of course people > weaving in and out of traffic, cutting people off, honking their horn > and flashing their lights don't get stopped. By the cops that is, in the > particular case I am thinking of I passed the guy up the road after he > had taken out three street lights and the fourth stopped him dead > (literally). > > > Scott Loveless wrote: >> Adam Maas wrote: >>> Drivers tend to get pissed off if you take the lane (see David Savage's >>> complaint about cyclists doing exactly that). Happens often. That said, >>> I'd rather piss off a driver than get doored. However I tend not to take >>> the lane for lefts, preferring to do the cross-walk shuffle or go >>> through the intersection, stop and orient myself to cross the >>> intersection again. >>> >> This is how it's supposed to work around here, per PA's rules of the road: >> >> >> Section 3301. Driving on right side of roadway. >> >> (b) Vehicle proceeding at less than normal speed.--Upon all roadways any >> vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time >> and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the >> right-hand lane then available for traffic, or as close as practicable >> to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except when overtaking >> and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or when >> preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into an alley, private >> road or driveway. This subsection does not apply to a driver who must >> necessarily drive in a lane other than the right-hand lane to continue >> on his intended route. >> >> >> Section 3501. Applicability of traffic laws to pedalcycles. >> >> (a) General rule.--Every person riding a pedalcycle upon a roadway shall >> be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties >> applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except as to >> special provisions in this subchapter and except as to those provisions >> of this title which by their nature can have no application. >> >> >> So screw 'em. The fact that the jerk tried to pass me within about a >> car length of the intersection was what really got under my skin. >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
