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Permalink Reply by Jared on May 1, 2016 at 7:28am

Outside of Chicago riding on the sidewalk is legal (although sometimes banned in certain areas).  Sometimes its even mandated (I'm thinking of certain roads in the North Shore).

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Permalink Reply by Yolo Perdiem on May 5, 2016 at 8:40am

Sometimes you can only tell if you check the official village bike map where sidewalk riding is required :(  Google Maps will just show the route as on-street.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Keating on May 1, 2016 at 9:14am

This is a misleading headline as it makes it seem that the bicyclist just fell of their bike on their own accord. Almost all bike crash cases involve the bicyclist falling off of their bike. The issue is WHY they fell of the bike. According to the article there was a defect in the sidewalk that led to the injured bicyclist falling off of her bike. Cases against municipalities can be tricky, so the defect in the sidewalk must have been fairly significant or there were other issues that motivated Arlington Heights to work to resolve the lawsuit. I can assure you all that municipalities and insurance companies do not pay to settle claims for people who fell off of their bikes for no reason. 

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Permalink Reply by Gort 12-mile Pinklegneep on May 1, 2016 at 10:12am

Much of Arlington Heights gives you the choice of sidewalks that nobody walks on or roads with >45mph traffic so it's not quit like riding in the city. 

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