06-22-2015, 11:22 PM
(06-22-2015, 03:32 PM)BuildingScout Wrote: From the National Post:
Why it's time to repeal the ridiculous bylaws that ban cyclists from sidewalks.
http://news.nationalpost.com/full-commen...-sidewalks
Excerpt: In most of the US state law allows everyone to bike on the sidewalks [also in Japan and the Netherlands]
In Japan, you can only cycle on a sidewalk if it is explicitly signed so.
http://www.japancycling.org/v2/info/biking.shtml
That said, this law is not enforced and people ride bicycles on sidewalks all the time. Quite shocking in super-law-abiding Japan.