John Greenfield, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Streetsblog Chicago, was riding his bike on the sidewalk in Marion, Illinois, when someone in a pickup truck passed him and a plastic pipe sticking out of the truck hit him. Medical professionals placed him into a medically induced coma........ read on.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/25/john-greenfield-cycling-advocate-and-streetsblog-editor-making-great-progress-after-crash-downstate/
(a horrific situation!!!)
No only can riding a bicycle can be an inherently dangerous activity (N.N.), but also being on a bike on a sidewalk!