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human
CMV:Cyclists should share the pavement with pedestrians rather than go on the road with motorists (unless there is a specific cycle path of course)

There's probably lots of good reasons why cyclists are better off on the road than the pavement, but I can't find any data about whether this is true, it certainly seems as a motorist that cyclists are an inconvenience slowing down long lines of traffic. Considering all the people that are injured as cyclists while pulling out at junctions, when cars or larger vehicles don't see them, it seems less people would be killed or injured by cyclists cycling on the path. I guess there are some higher speed limit roads that have no path though. Sometimes when I'm cycling I just want to go on the path and coast at 3mph, so maybe there could be a 5mph limit although I guess that would defeat the object of cycling for commuting cyclists. It's not the most well considered CMV but this is how I feel at the moment.
gpt
Roads are occupied by responsible, predictable adults/adolecents.  You also (legally) have to be sober to drive on the road.  Sidewalks are not this way.  Small children and drunk people *can* legally use the sidewalk, and they won't be as predictable as adults.  Kids can stop, trip and fall, or not look behind them before crossing unpredictably to the other side of the sidewalk.  It's pretty easy to avoid collisions between fellow walkers, and even runners, but cyclists would have a much harder time coming if a toddler jumped in front of them at 10 or 15 mph.  They would likely hit the toddler and/or crash and harm other pedestrians.