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It's a lot less mass and speed (and thus momentum) and it also isn't a room-sized suit-of-armor that can allow accidentally plowing through the brick wall of a store (unscathed) because they dropped their cellphone between the couch cushions.
Aside from lower lethality for pedestrians than vs cars (especially 30mph+, high hood height trucks, blind spots or malfunctions), a bike rider is at risk to injure themselves in any sort of adverse event (be it flipping over the handlebars, falls/skids, or something like a faulty bicycle frame/fork).
That makes sense, so why aren't bikes allowed on the side walk? Based on your argument.
Depends on the location. In some states bikes HAVE to be on the sidewalk if it exists.
In japan they don't but they all do anyways. Imo they should just be allowed on sidewalks