That stinks. I don't ride often anymore, not after I got pulled over by an undercover cop for riding on the sidewalk (everyone does!!!) and got a warning. I don't like riding my bike on the road because to be honest, many of the drivers on the road are f**king idiots.
It's funny when you think about it. A dude getting pulled over on their bike on the sidewalk by a police officer in an undercover vehicle for peacefully riding on the sidewalk to school... meanwhile someone is probably being murdered in some dark alleyway.