Timeline for Who has the right of way crossing a shared pedestrian crosswalk / bike path? (USA)
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| Aug 23, 2017 at 2:18 | comment | added | mattnz | IANAL: From the linked site - "it appears in most states that one can switch from being a pedestrian to a vehicle simply by moving from a sidewalk or bike path to a roadway" would imply you are a pedestrian while waiting to cross, but as soon as you move to the road, you are no longer a pedestrian and presumably the car would no longer need to yield. :) | |
| Aug 22, 2017 at 15:55 | comment | added | Nate W | The way i was looking at the image, i would call the far left small sidewalk, a "sidewalk" where bikes are not allowed, the bike lane is a bike lane obviously, and the multi-use trail on the right with the star would fall in the certain zones category, so while coming from that you are a pedestrian, once you turn and ride in the bike lane you become a vehicle. But that is just my take, i see what you're saying. The trail on the right is not technically a sidewalk to me as it is a large multi use park style trail that then connects to sidewalks along the roadway. | |
| Aug 22, 2017 at 15:49 | comment | added | Nathan Knutson | I think this is generally the right answer but the quoted text doesn't much get into the legality of riding bikes on the sidewalk in the first place. I looked and Boulder for example doesn't permit them except in certain zones. | |
| Aug 22, 2017 at 15:16 | history | answered | Nate W | CC BY-SA 3.0 |