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Originally Posted by freebeard
Bikes are speed-matched to pedestrians more so than cars.
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Not realy, a pedestrian moves at 3-5 km/h typicly.
A cyclist moves at 15-30 km/h in flat land typicly, with the increasingly popular E-bikes going 25 km/h.
That's 3-10x the speed.
In residential areas or cities, cars go 30-50 km/h.
Meaning they are 1-3,3 times as fast as cyclists.
In addition to that, visibility on sidewalks is notoriously bad, making it less safe to cross roads or driveways there.
The safest place to ride on a road without dedicated cycling infrastructure is in the middle of the lane.
This gets you out of the door-zone, increases visibility and prevents close passing.