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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I bike commute with my 6 year old on her own bike and this really shook me. We follow EVERY safety rule to the letter. She wears a reflective vest, has a bike flag that is on an adult height pole. She always bikes right behind me and is not allowed to lag more than a few feet in intersections. This particular scenario couldn't have happened to us (because she never enters an intersection before me), but another distracted driver could plow through an intersection and hit us both. Sigh, I really hate commuting by car, but I'm second guessing now. My heart is with the family. I can't imagine the horror they're experiencing now.[/quote]

you know that you’re not supposed to ride off the sidewalk into the intersection, right? [/quote]

I’m not sure what you’re saying. That bicyclists on sidewalks should dismount and walk through every block? Do you have a cite for that?[/quote]

I definitely dismount when I’m riding on the sidewalk and crossing heavily trafficked intersections. For other intersections, I slow almost to a stop and roll through at walking speed until I’m sure it’s clear. Riding off the sidewalk is very dangerous because the cars aren’t expecting to see you. This is why sidewalk biking can be more dangerous than biking on the street. I do bike on the sidewalk with my kid, but with these precautions. On my own I never bike on the sidewalk unless I have to. The ONLY time I’ve almost gotten creamed was biking on the sidewalk and shooting into the crosswalk, not seeing the right-turning car. that said, if drivers stopped and looked where they were going, and kept their speed down, this would not be as dangerous. [/quote]

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