Dear guy-out-walking-his-dog,

Yes, I know it's illegal to be on the sidewalk. But no, there was no reason to stand in front of me and proceed to rant about how you hope I should get a ticket. Seriously, I'm on the road 90% of the time, and the 10% when I'm on the sidewalk, I keep my speeds down to how fast someone could run, and if I see a pedestrian, I slow down to jogging speed. Please understand that as much as I try to follow the laws, I also prefer not to add to the risks of an accident by having to cross a busy street to get from the exit of the pedestrian / bike path to the right side of the road with the bike path, only to have to make a left turn in two blocks.

Oh, the irony.

So I figured I'd try to be a law abiding citizen, and bike the longer route back to my apartment (instead of cruising slowly on the sidewalk in the wrong way of the one-way street my apartment is on).

And I got honked at when I slowed down to make my left turn. And yes, I had bike lights on, and I was signaling my turn. Didn't even have to come to a complete stop to make said turn.

So general conclusion: Screw you, population of Palo Alto. Clearly, I, as a biker, am not wanted anywhere. Therefore, I'll stick with the optimal, safer route for me, regardless of whether it's sidewalk or road. You'll have to deal with it.