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Cycling on the sidewalk is generally far more dangerous than doing so properly in the roadway. All stats and studies that I am aware of reinforce this fact. For example, in the city of Phoenix’s 2005 Bicycle Collision Summary [pdf] in the majority of the bike-motor vehicle collisions, the cyclist was riding on the sidewalk just before the collision. (345 of 480 total collisions = 72%). [placeholder for links to more detailed sidewalk-safety stuff]What about legality, though? [placeholder for references to az law]
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Posted by Ed B 
Posted by Ed B 