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Originally Posted by esquire
^ Yes, I can't say that I've ever really had a negative encounter with bikes on the sidewalk. As long as the cyclist is being reasonably courteous it doesn't bother me and despite what the law says, I can certainly understand why many of them opt for the sidewalk. This is particularly so once you get outside of central areas where road traffic is treacherous and the sidewalks are very lightly used.
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I walk up and down Portage Ave from Wolseley to downtown to work
every day. Without exception.
I have at a minimum 1 or 2 close calls with bikes whizzing up behind me and passing me per week. The kind of close passing maneuver where if I for whatever reason decided to abruptly step to one side, I would be seriously hurt.
That's just the dangerous stuff. The annoying bike riders are there each and every day (weather permitting of course).