Sidewalk bicycle law is rarely enforced

Here is a traffic regulation violated so often in Glendale that I don’t think many know it exists: 10.64.025, bicycle riding on sidewalks: “No person shall ride or operate a bicycle upon any public sidewalk in any business district within the city except where such sidewalk is officially designated as part of an established bicycle route. Pedestrians shall have the right of way on sidewalks. The prohibition in this section shall not apply to peace officers on bicycle patrol.”

Not only is it violated often, but daily I see bicyclists traveling at speeds exceeding 20 mph on sidewalks, weaving around pedestrians. I believe the police should enforce these laws for the safety of our residents and visitors.

Tom Campbell
Glendale