Quote Originally Posted by Muirenn View Post
A good number of the people I work with are avid cyclists. But one woman, who doesn't ride, asked me why we didn't ride of the sidewalks when they were provided. ........

........Shocking to me. I've known that since I was 7. Maybe even 5 or 6.

I suspect a lot of drivers just don't get it. And the rest are p....s.
Traffic laws are not nation wide - they can be very local, different down to the city/county level - therefore something you may have grown up with and assume to be true, is not what everyone has known.

Some things that are different in Washington from other places-

Here in Washington riding on the sidewalk is legal unless it has been expressly forbidden and is signed, generally only in business/"downtown" areas. (not to say I think it is a good idea.... I don't, but its not illegal)

Here in Washington riding two abreast is legal at all times.

We do not have to use bike lanes period. (in Oregon and some other states, it is illegal to not use them when they are provided)

If you come here from somewhere else it may be easy to assume that we cyclists do all sorts of wrong, illegal things, when in reality our traffic codes are just different....