On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Dave F. <dave...@madasafish.com> wrote: > On 03/01/2011 03:50, Paul Johnson wrote: >> >> On 01/01/2011 07:54 AM, Dave F. wrote: >> >>> Is the adjacent path shared? if so, note that that would be the safer >>> passage. >> >> Most states prohibit bicycles from sidewalks, or limit their speed to a >> walking speed on sidewalks, making them useless for bicyclists. > > Really? Is that US thing? Do they have signs? What about joggers & runners?
In Florida, bikes are allowed on sidewalks by default unless the city bans them (Orlando does, for example, with no signs posted). Speed is not limited, but pedestrians have right-of-way. >> That, >> and nobody expects vehicles to be driving on the sidewalk to start with, >> so it's not a safer option for the bicycle operator, other traffic, or >> pedestrians to have bicycles there. > > I clearly stated *if*. Even if the sidewalk were officially designated as a shared path, that would not make it any safer. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
