# Bicycles on the sidewalk

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycles-on-the-sidewalk/656975>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 29, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycles-on-the-sidewalk/656975 "2013-04-29T01:13:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycles-on-the-sidewalk/656975/141 "2013-05-05T00:51:29Z")

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That was GWN, which I assume is Great White North.

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**Author:** ![grama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@grama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grama)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycles-on-the-sidewalk/656975/142 "2013-05-05T01:44:42Z")

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I usually move around in my bike, and whether I use the road or the sidewalk depends on several factors, like the quality of the road, wideness of the sidewalk, traffic, amount of people on the sidewalk etc… I use mostly roads, I can go faster and on a smoother surface, and if I use the sidewalk I go at reasonable speeds and very careful of pedestrians. I agree that passing pedestrians at fast speeds is not only dangerous but very rude, those people are assholes.

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