I don't bike, but it seems like only bitches ride on sidewalks.

people considering riding bikes at night in crowded downtown areas with drunk people driving cars around should reconsider. bike lane or no bike lane.

it isnt until you're flying through the air and landing in the incoming traffic lane that you realize your 30 years of bicycle riding experience means absolutely nothing when you're around drunk ass drivers at night. i dont care what an elite fixie cyclist people think they are - riding a bicycle at night in crowded downtown areas with lots of bars should be avoided.



in some ways it is more dangerous than riding in the street. you will eventually get clipped by someone making a right hand turn by making a habit of riding on the sidewalks.

gainesville has bicycle couriers? those were probably just regular people on fixie's... in many cities here in the U.S. sidewalk riding is legal. without even looking at the laws - i cant imagine riding a bicycle in the street is illegal in gainesville. bicycles have the same rights as cars. likely the reason you saw so much sidewalk riding is people know riding at night in an area with so many drunk people is not smart. yay for common sense..

here in southern california ive actually gotten a ticket for riding on the sidewalk - but im in a large city and its illegal in the downtown area - they'll ticket you for jaywalking out here.

Also, as someone who commutes through downtown Gainesville every day, I rarely see people riding bikes on sidewalks. And if I do, they are most likely young children or adults with children in a carrier. We do have bike delivery here, and the couriers are definitely on the roads, not the sidewalks, unless maybe bypassing a bunch of fools taking up most of the street.