I’d like to bring this topic up again and see what other people’s opinions are. I experienced this issue again yesterday (it seems to be at its worst on Thursday mornings during rush hour). Yesterday, it was so bad that another cyclist and I went up on the sidewalk just to get ahead of a major traffic jam. During the one city block that we rode, two different residents told me very forcefully that it was “illegal to ride on the sidewalk” (which it is not).
But I bring that up because I’m guessing that the residents of this particular stretch of road would also probably support a discussion with FedEx on this issue. I know I would certainly not be thrilled if some company was suddenly using the street outside my front door as they’re own personal through way…