[enjo]

I'll second this. A very common bike accident scenario involves a bike on a sidewalk on a busy street. The driver turning left is only looking at the two lanes of traffic. A biker crossing on a sidewalk moves so fast that the car will often not account for him. Be on the road and be visible.

[chaosmachine]

I got hit this way by a woman in a BMW a few years ago. I don't ride on sidewalks anymore :)

[pavel_lishin]

When I ride on the sidewalk, any time I approach any sort of driveway where a car might be turning, I make sure there's none approaching that could potentially turn into it.

Also, I live in Dallas - we don't really have sidewalk traffic. Every time I ride my bike, I can count on one hand the number of people I see pedesting.

[mseebach]

> Also, I live in Dallas - we don't really have sidewalk traffic. Every time I ride my bike, I can count on one hand the number of people I see pedesting.

Also, someone else lives in Dallas. Every time he drives his car, he can count on one hand the number of people he sees cycling. He uses that fact to justify driving in a manner menacing to cyclists.