[relictele]

but it would be safer than some driving the speed limit and others exceeding the speed limit by 10 - 30 mph.

The video at the link provided directly contradicts that claim with real-world evidence.

[Skooz]

The video at the link provided directly contradicts that claim with real-world evidence.

Ahhhh .... anectodal evidence trumps all. OK.

You can find an exception to nearly every safety law. I once saw a video of a woman looking both ways before she crossed a street being struck by a bicycle riding on the sidewalk.

I suppose that video directly contradicts the claim that it is safer to look both ways before crossing the street.