Remain calm, get informed and do your best to be safe as you travel.
Sharing information to those ends improves the transit environment.
Fomenting irrational biases is unnecessary and unhealthy.

minnesota has law that says sidewalks are allowed with exception of business districts unless local authority says it is allowed. Also local authority have the authority to restrict any other area within city limits.

our city has a ambulatory clause and those people are allowed to use any kind of wheeled transport short of powered bike.

My understanding is due to my severe to deaf hearing I am allowed on sidewalk, because I can not hear the traffic till it is too late.

mirrors for deaf are useless, you need 4 eyes 2 forward 2 on mirror. mirror only works if you know traffic is there to know when it is important to look behind you.

Also note, an acquaintance, riding on roads only, was hit 5 times(several being hospitalization injuries). In the same time I been using sidewalks. I have not been hit even once.

our city posts that only areas marked as no biking is off limits.

our city is one of the bike friendly cities listed in Minnesota.

The point someone made about knowing whether a bike is pedestrian or motor vehicle. That is easy. When on sidewalk and using crosswalks its pedestrian. when on road its motor vehicle. simple common sense.

As to my name I am disabled that relies on cycling 100% of my transportation year round in ALL Minnesota weather.

couple of extra tips to add to your list:

When crossing intersections ALWAYS look in all directions for potential traffic. sidewalk or street

Never assume you have right away. road your dead, sidewalk you seriously injure pedestrian and yourself.

watch all doors that open on to sidewalks.

make sure your brakes work for sudden stopping on dime.

here is tip to pedestrians too, which you folks completely ignore. LOOK WHERE YOUR GOING and be sure you look all ways when merging into other traffic. You DO NOT own the whole sidewalk or crosswalks. This is not just about bikes its about other pedestrians and cars in intersections.

The only right-away is the right away that is given. It is good to have a little fear, you tend to avoid the things that would otherwise kill you. like that idiot driver that failed to look left and right when turning. And Idiot pedestrian who failed to look to make sure the cars will give right away. only to have one dead pedestrian smeared all over Broadway! Because people failed to use common sense.

In civilised places, such as much of northern Europe, riding a bicycle on the sidewalk is illegal because that is intended as a safe place for pedestrians. Hence, adequate provision is often made for cycling on the highway.

The pedestrians are often people who can neither drive a car nor ride a bicycle e.g. older people, disabled people particularly blind, visually impaired and/or hearing impaired people, young children, people with assistance dogs or just those carrying heavy shopping. For many disabled people, the capacity to walk safely is reassuring and an important aspect in gaining financial and social independence.

I realise that politically the USA is generally satisfied to see the vulnerable, the weak and the poor “go to the wall” but does that really extend to disabled pedestrians too (in those places where sidewalk riding goes unchallenged)? Don’t disabled people in the US have any rights, such as the freedom to walk safely, independently and without fear of bicycle impact?

Some cities do not post as illegal because it’s ilegal for the entire city.

http://www.stc-law.com/bike_sdwlks.html