>>Sorry, in urban areas, I find that riding on the sidewalks is much less dangerous than riding in the street. YMMV.<<
I ride in downtown Seattle a lot. I much prefer the streets. Way too many pedestrians on the sidewalk. I’m usually like the rider in the video, going the same speed as the traffic.
“I’m usually like the rider in the video, going the same speed as the traffic.”
I think the problem is he *wasn’t* going the same speed as the traffic or the bus wouldn’t have caught up to him.
I could never ride a bike in the city or heavy traffic. Even in my SUV I look upon buses as large beasts with bad eyesight and small brains.