Bikes don’t belong on the roads. They are for motor vehicles. Bikes stay on the sidewalk.
Ignorance of safety, the law, and history of metaphysical proportions.
The law says otherwise. According to Texas law, I have a legal right to the road, period, end of discussion. Folks who think they belong on the sidewalk have obviously never lived in a big city with packed sidewalks.
You need to check the laws in your city because most cities/states will ticket a bicycle rider for riding on the sidewalk.
In most states, it is ILLEGAL for bicyclists to ride on the sidewalk. They have a legal right to a safe lane on the right hand side of the road. In my state, that lane is alleged to be four feet from the curb or the driver’s side of parked cars.