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Opposite_Match5303 t1_ja9fbbz wrote

Bikes and scooters are technically allowed on the sidewalk almost everywhere in Cambridge: I think everywhere they are prohibited has signage indicating so.

Obviously pedestrians have the right of way on the sidewalk with no exception though.

As an aside, going >jogging pace on the sidewalk sounds absolutely bone-jarringly miserable, and I don't understand why anyone would.

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ClarkFable t1_jaa7y5l wrote

"The operator of a bicycle shall ride at a speed no greater than an ordinary walk when on a sidewalk or when entering or leaving a sidewalk."

You're technically allowed, but you can't really operate it at normal biking speed.

source:https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/Transportation/gettingaroundcambridge/bikesincambridge/rulesoftheroad/bikeregulations

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LIATG t1_ja9icvv wrote

OP is discussing etiquette, not law. Anyone rising that way is a dickhead. even if we want to discuss law, the way a lot of people drive their scooters is reckless and riders on the sidewalk are supposed to indicate that they're passing instead of whipping around at the last second with no indication.

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