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Here in Tempe, they painted giant green bicycle lane markers on University Road, but most people continue to ride on the sidewalk, without a helmet, while listening to an iPod, and texting. However, on Hardy, which crosses University, they raised up the bike lane, so now it is a second sidewalk, with similar giant green signs on it.
The rest of the town has bike lanes in some places, with signs telling people to ride their bikes on the road.
Consistency?
Of course, we do not have consistent side walks or street lights, either.
I have had people insist that sidewalks are safer for riding bikes, but have also read that about two-thirds of all accidents involving bicycles occur on sidewalks, with the explanation that cars and bicycles are oblivious to each other in driveways.
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