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Originally Posted by Sun Belt
First, police aren't actually enforcing people riding bikes on sidewalks, if they were they would be pulling over little kids in every single neighborhood in America. Secondly, saying it's safer to ride with traffic in the street as opposed to an already separated and dedicated sidewalk -- I'd like to see sources, not that you are wrong, but curious none the less to see the difference in safety.
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http://www.bike.cornell.edu/pdfs/Sid...biking_FAQ.pdf
"Bicycling on the sidewalk eliminates the relatively small danger to cyclists of crashes with overtaking motorists, but increases the potential for more common intersection collisions."
http://www.bikemn.org/education/minn...idewalk-riding
"Motorists are looking in the road and not for sidewalk traffic moving at high speeds, such as bicyclists. They often don't see bicyclists there, especially at driveways and intersections. Sidewalks themselves pose dangers to bicyclists. Poor maintenance, uneven surfaces, gaps, and pedestrians make sidewalks difficult and dangerous for bicycles to navigate."
http://mobikefed.org/2016/08/bicycli...ot-recommended
"MYTH: Riders are safest on the sidewalk. At first glance, it seems like bicyclists are safest on sidewalks, separated from automobile traffic. Riding on the sidewalk does reduce the incidence of crashes involving cars passing bicyclists, but sidewalk riders significantly increase the risk of being hit by turning drivers. A 2009 review of 23 studies on bicycling injuries found the best places for bicyclists to travel were protected bike lanes, closely followed by on-road bike lanes and separated bike paths. It turns out that the most dangerous way to ride is the way many of us were taught as kids: on the sidewalk against the flow of traffic."
This isn't really debatable. Bicycling on the sidewalk is a really good way to get hit by a car.