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Originally Posted by retmil46
Two questions -
1 - Is it illegal to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk in that area?
2 - Is it illegal to ride a bicycle without PPE in that area?
If the answer to both questions is "No", then with all due respect, it's none of your beeswax and not worth getting worked up about.
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In answer to #1, it's somewhat unclear.
NRS 405.250 "3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 484B.767, a person who willfully and intentionally rides or drives, or causes to be ridden or driven, any animal, vehicle or other thing over or upon such a sidewalk, without permission of the owner or occupant, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $20, in addition to the costs of prosecution."
This would sound like "illegal", but a search of the Carson City Municipal Code gave me 10.26.300, which states "1. The sheriff is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk, street, or highway prohibiting the riding of bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, or similar devices thereon by any person. When such signs are in place it is unlawful for any person to disobey the same.
2. Whenever any person is riding a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, or similar devices upon a sidewalk, street or highway, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any such pedestrian."
As there aren't any signs up in that area prohibiting riding of a bicycle on a sidewalk, I think it may be legal.
As for #2. After much searching of NRS and municipal code, I can't find a requirement to wear a helmet while riding a bicycle. I thought we had one
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At that, if he's stupid enough to be talking on a cell phone while operating ANY type of vehicle (I do agree with your ire on that one), I'd rather have him do it while riding a bicycle on the sidewalk than behind the wheel of a car on the interstate.
Above situation, odds are he's only going to get himself injured if something happens. Let him have his chance at a Darwin Award.
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True. The danger to others is much less than if he did that while driving a car, and I see people doing that disturbingly often.
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But I do agree, the vast majority of motorists are brain dead when it comes to dealing with, much less even noticing, motorcyclists and bicyclists sharing the road with them. That's why I gave up riding a motorcycle in my earlier days, after only a few years - just wasn't worth the stress and danger of dealing with the other idiots on the road.
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I'm actually signed up to take the MSF course next month. I'm thinking the situation dealing with cars from a motorcycle will be better than dealing with cars from a bicycle. It makes noise, so there's more chance of being noticed, it can go the same speed as the cars, and I don't think there's as much hatred of motorcyclists as there seems to be for bicycle users.