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Road or Sidewalk?
I had my first encounter with a jerk with an automobile the other day. I
was riding on the main 4-lane road going through town, as far to the right as I could without going into the gutter, when from behind me I hear the belligerent shout of "Get off the road!" I look back to see a college punk in a black SUV. The traffic was light, and he had plenty of room to pass me. I just ignored him and biked on. But the incident brought to mind a question. I'm a fairly new cyclist, having gotten my bike for Christmas last year. I've learned all the rules of riding on the road and sharing the road with cars, and I follow those rules religiously. I've never had a problem with a motorist until the above mentioned incident. I see lot of cyclists riding on that same road, and I also see a lot of cyclists riding on the sidewalks paralleling that road. My question is, should I be riding on the road when sidewalks are available? I prefer riding on the road, and the sidewalks, while not crammed with pedestrians, are never free of them either. What are ya'lls thoughts? TIA! Ken |
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