Personally I find it interesting that this is now legal for teenagers, who in my experience are far more likely to ride carelessly around pedestrians than are mature adults.Teenagers up to the age of 16 will be able to ride their bicycles on footpaths under a NSW Government change to the Road Transport Act
Not that I want to ride extensively on footpaths, but I will admit that there are several places on my regular commutes where a I ride short distances on footpaths to avoid dangerous sections of road. At the moment I risk multiple hundreds of dollars of fines every day in order to maintain my own safety, and I ride slowly and are extremely respectful of the pedestrian's space when I do so.
Isn't it kind of ironic that it is legal *only* for the highest risk group.
Just wondering if there is some underlying bias here with the old "bicycles are really only for children - and adults should be driving a car or taking the bus" type of mentality (typically espoused by people who are strongly anti cyclist).